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Where does “баскетболист” come from?

баскетболист (Russian) comes from Bulgarian ба́скетбол, from English basketball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli — to rise, to be tall; hill.

баскетболист (Russian): basketball player, basketballer

Definitions

  1. basketball player, basketballer

Ancestry of “баскетболист”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianба́скетбол—
2EnglishbasketballA sport in which two opposing teams of five...
3EnglishBallsurname
4Middle EnglishbalA ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,...
5Old Englishbeallball
6EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
7Old Englishhyllhill
8Albanianhullifurrow
9Proto-Germanichullizhill
10Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
11Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill
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