polo

noun

a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball

Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)

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The word polo breaks down into one root of Balti origin: the root polo, from Balti pulu (“ball”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.