Where does “pal” come from?

pal (Middle French) comes 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.

Ancestry of “pal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pal”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pele- →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk →