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Where does “palas” come from?

palas (Latin) comes from Latin palo, from Latin palus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

palas (Latin): second-person singular present active indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active indicative...

Ancestry of “palas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpaloI support with stakes, pales or props, prop up
2Latinpalusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool; stake,...
3Proto-Italicpākslos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →