Where does “pall” come from?

pall (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic *pall, 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 “pall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic*pall—
2LatinpallaA rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in...
3Frankishball—
4Northern Samibállutesticle, ball
5Northern Samiballátto become scared
6Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
7Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
8Proto-Uralicpele-to fear

Words derived from “pall”

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