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
- basketball player, basketballer
Ancestry of “баскетболист”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Bulgarian | ба́скетбол | — |
| 2 | English | basketball | A sport in which two opposing teams of five... |
| 3 | English | Ball | surname |
| 4 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 5 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 6 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 7 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 8 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |