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Where does “pallamaglio” come from?

pallamaglio (Italian) comes from Italian palla, 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.

pallamaglio (Italian): pall mall

Definitions

  1. pall mall

Ancestry of “pallamaglio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpallaball; bullet, shot; testicles
2LatinpallaA rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in...
3Frankishball—
4Northern Samibállutesticle, ball
5Northern Samiballátto become scared
6Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
7Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
8Proto-Uralicpele-to fear

Words derived from “pallamaglio”

  • mall
  • malling
  • minimall
  • megamall
  • cybermall
  • supermall
  • mallification
  • mallspeak
  • Pall Mall
  • mallgoer
  • mall-goer
  • mallgoth
  • pall mall
  • モール
  • pale-maille
  • mall
  • مول
  • mall
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