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Where does “pallos” come from?

pallos (Hungarian) comes from Turkish pala, from Italian pala, from Latin pāla.

pallos (Hungarian): broadsword; executioner's sword

Definitions

  1. broadsword; executioner's sword

Ancestry of “pallos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishpala—
2Italianpalashovel, trowel; blade; paddle
3Latinpāla—

Words derived from “pallos”

  • paloș
Every word from Latin pāla →