Where does “pals” come from?

pals (Catalan) comes from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pals (Catalan): plural of pal

Definitions

  1. plural of pal

Ancestry of “pals”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
2Proto-Italicpākslos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pals”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos →Every word from Proto-Italic pākslos →
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