Where does “пейнтбольный” come from?
пейнтбольный (Russian) comes from Russian пейнтбо́л, from English paintball, 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.
пейнтбольный (Russian): paintball
Definitions
- paintball
Ancestry of “пейнтбольный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пейнтбо́л | paintball |
| 2 | English | paintball | A sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin... |
| 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 |