Where does “basketbolcu” come from?
basketbolcu (Turkish) comes from Turkish basketbol, from Ottoman Turkish باسكتبول, 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.
basketbolcu (Turkish): basketballer, basketball player
Definitions
- basketballer, basketball player
Ancestry of “basketbolcu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | basketbol | basketball |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | باسكتبول | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “basketbolcu”