Where does “pallos” come from?

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

pallos (Hungarian): broadsword; executioner's sword

Definitions

  1. broadsword; executioner's sword

Ancestry of “pallos”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pallos”

Every word from Latin pāla →Every word from Italian pala →Every word from Turkish pala →
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