Where does “pala” come from?

pala (Maltese) comes from Italian pala, from Latin pāla — A shovel, spade.

pala (Maltese): shovel; spade

Definitions

  1. shovel; spade

Ancestry of “pala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpalashovel, trowel; blade; paddle
2LatinpālaA shovel, spade

Words derived from “pala”

Every word from Latin pāla →Every word from Italian pala →
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