Where does “pala” come from?

pala (Kapampangan) comes from Malay pahala, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.

pala (Kapampangan): expressing sudden realization; exclamation of surprise

Definitions

  1. expressing sudden realization; exclamation of surprise

Ancestry of “pala”, step by step

pala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay pahala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypahalareward
2Sanskritफलcoral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit
3Proto-Dravidian*paẓam—
4Proto-Dravidian*paẓV-to ripen, mature

via Spanish pala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpalashovel, spade; blade of an oar, a shovel, etc;...
2LatinpālaA shovel, spade
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- →Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam →Every word from Sanskrit फल →