Where does “пейнтбо́л” come from?
пейнтбо́л (Russian) comes from English paintball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz — to rise, to be tall; hill.
пейнтбо́л (Russian): paintball
Definitions
- paintball
Ancestry of “пейнтбо́л”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paintball | A sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin... |
| 2 | English | Ball | surname |
| 3 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 4 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 5 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 6 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 7 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |