Where does “футболи́ст” come from?
футболи́ст (Russian) comes from Russian футбо́л, from English football, from Middle English fotbal, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli — to rise, to be tall; hill.
Ancestry of “футболи́ст”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | футбо́л | football, soccer |
| 2 | English | football | A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to... |
| 3 | Middle English | fotbal | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “футболи́ст”