Where does “basketbolculuk” come from?
basketbolculuk (Turkish) comes from Turkish basketbolcu, from Turkish basketbol, from Ottoman Turkish باسكتبول, from English basketball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal — to rise, to be tall; hill.
basketbolculuk (Turkish): The art of a basketball player
Definitions
- The art of a basketball player
Ancestry of “basketbolculuk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | basketbolcu | basketballer, basketball player |
| 2 | Turkish | basketbol | basketball |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | باسكتبول | — |
| 4 | English | basketball | A sport in which two opposing teams of five... |
| 5 | English | Ball | surname |
| 6 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 7 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 8 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 9 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 10 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |