Where does “pala” come from?

pala (Esperanto) comes from English pale, from Middle English pale, from Old French pal, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pala (Esperanto): pale; sallow

Definitions

  1. pale; sallow

Ancestry of “pala”, step by step

pala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaleLight in color; Having a pallor; Feeble, faint
2Middle Englishpale—
3Old Frenchpal—
4Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
5Proto-Italicpākslos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via French pâle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpâlepale
2Old Frenchpalepale, whitish or having little color
3Latinpalliduspale, pallid, wan; that makes or causes a pale...
4Latin-idustending to
5Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “pala”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →