Where does “pal” come from?

pal (Old French) comes from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

Ancestry of “pal”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	pālus	—
2	Proto-Italic	pākslos	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂ǵ-slos	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂ǵ-	to attach

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