Where does “pala” come from?

pala (Chavacano) comes from Spanish pala, from Latin pāla — A shovel, spade.

pala (Chavacano): shovel; spade

Definitions

  1. shovel; spade

Ancestry of “pala”, 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 →
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