Where does “бейсболка” come from?
бейсболка (Russian) comes from Russian бейсбо́л, from English baseball, 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.
бейсболка (Russian): baseball cap
Definitions
- baseball cap
Ancestry of “бейсболка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | бейсбо́л | baseball (game) |
| 2 | English | baseball | A sport common in North America, the Caribbean,... |
| 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 |