Where does “palla” come from?

palla (Catalan) comes from Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

palla (Catalan): straw, hay

Definitions

  1. straw, hay

Ancestry of “palla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpaleachaff; The wattles or gills of a cock; dross
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “palla”

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