Where does “palla” come from?
palla (Italian) comes from Latin palla, from Frankish ball, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk, from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk, from Proto-Uralic pele- — to fear.
palla (Italian): ball; bullet, shot; testicles
Definitions
- ball; bullet, shot; testicles
Ancestry of “palla”, step by step
palla traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin palla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | palla | A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in... |
| 2 | Frankish | ball | — |
| 3 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 4 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 5 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 6 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |
via Italian maglio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | maglio | maul; machine hammer; ram |
| 2 | Latin | malleus | hammer, mallet; a disease of animals; the... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-no- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |