Where does “basketbalistka” come from?
basketbalistka (Slovak) comes from Slovak basketbalista, from Slovak basketbal, from English basketball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll — to rise, to be tall; hill.
Ancestry of “basketbalistka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | basketbalista | basketball player |
| 2 | Slovak | basketbal | basketball the sport |
| 3 | English | basketball | A sport in which two opposing teams of five... |
| 4 | English | Ball | surname |
| 5 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 6 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 7 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 8 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 9 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |