Where does “Pachała” come from?

Pachała (Polish) comes from Old Polish pachać, from Proto-Slavic pāxàti — to sweep.

Ancestry of “Pachała”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpachaćto plow, to till; to commit, to perpetrate, to...
2Proto-Slavicpāxàtito sweep
Every word from Proto-Slavic pāxàtiEvery word from Old Polish pachać