Where does “piłkarzyk” come from?

piłkarzyk (Polish) comes from Polish piłkarz, from Polish piłka, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

piłkarzyk (Polish): table football figurine

Definitions

  1. table football figurine

Ancestry of “piłkarzyk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpiłkarzfootballer
2Polishpiłkaball; Diminutive of piła
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →