Where does “pallota” come from?

pallota (Galician) comes from Galician palla, from Portuguese palha, from Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pallota (Galician): a thatched shed or storehouse

Definitions

  1. a thatched shed or storehouse

Ancestry of “pallota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianpallaa straw; straw; chaff
2Portuguesepalhastraw; straw considered collectively; textile...
3Latinpaleachaff; The wattles or gills of a cock; dross
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin palea →Every word from Portuguese palha →