Where does “paloscio” come from?

paloscio (Italian) comes from Serbo-Croatian paloš, from Hungarian pallos, from Turkish pala, from Italian pala, from Latin pāla — A shovel, spade.

paloscio (Italian): a single-edged dagger with a narrow blade

Definitions

  1. a single-edged dagger with a narrow blade

Ancestry of “paloscio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpaloš—
2Hungarianpallosbroadsword; executioner's sword
3Turkishpalamachete
4Italianpalashovel, trowel; blade; paddle
5LatinpālaA shovel, spade
Every word from Latin pāla →Every word from Italian pala →Every word from Turkish pala →