Where does “palo” come from?
palo (Chavacano) comes from Spanish palo, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
palo (Chavacano): wood; tree
Ancestry of “palo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | palo | stake, stick, wood; suit; pale |
| 2 | Latin | pālus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pākslos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ-slos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |