Where does “بالة” come from?

بالة (Algerian Arabic) comes from Spanish pala, from Latin pāla — A shovel, spade.

بالة (Algerian Arabic): winnowing shovel

Definitions

  1. winnowing shovel

Ancestry of “بالة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpalashovel, spade; blade of an oar, a shovel, etc;...
2LatinpālaA shovel, spade
Every word from Latin pāla →Every word from Spanish pala →