Where does “баскетбол” come from?
баскетбол (Tajik) comes from Russian баскетбо́л, from English basketball, 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.
баскетбол (Tajik): basketball
Definitions
- basketball
Ancestry of “баскетбол”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | баскетбо́л | basketball (sport only) |
| 2 | English | basketball | A sport in which two opposing teams of five... |
| 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 |