Where does “pala” come from?

pala (English) comes from Turkish pala, from Italian pala, from Latin pāla — A shovel, spade.

pala (English): A part of an insect's leg that is spade-shaped...

Definitions

  1. A part of an insect's leg that is spade-shaped...

Ancestry of “pala”, step by step

pala traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish pala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishpalamachete
2Italianpalashovel, trowel; blade; paddle
3LatinpālaA shovel, spade

via Polish pała

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpałaclub, staff
2Polishpałkacudgel, club
3Proto-Slavicpalъkacane, stick

via Hindi पाला

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपालाhoar-frost
2Sanskritप्रालेय—

Words derived from “pala”

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