Where does “bállu” come from?

bállu (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk, from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk, from Proto-Uralic pele- — to fear.

bállu (Northern Sami): testicle, ball

Definitions

  1. testicle, ball

Ancestry of “bállu”, step by step

bállu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami ballát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiballátto become scared
2Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
3Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
4Proto-Uralicpele-to fear

via Proto-Germanic balluz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicballuzround object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Proto-Samic pāllō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicpāllōball; testicle

Words derived from “bállu”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pele- →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk →