Where does “pali” come from?

pali (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto pala, 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.

pali (Esperanto): to be pale

Definitions

  1. to be pale

Ancestry of “pali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopalapale; sallow
2EnglishpaleLight in color; Having a pallor; Feeble, faint
3Middle Englishpale—
4Old Frenchpal—
5Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
6Proto-Italicpākslos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →