Where does “pałasz” come from?

pałasz (Polish) comes from Hungarian pallos, from Turkish pala, from Italian pala, from Latin pāla — A shovel, spade.

pałasz (Polish): broadsword, backsword

Definitions

  1. broadsword, backsword

Ancestry of “pałasz”, step by step

pałasz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian pallos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpallosbroadsword; executioner's sword
2Turkishpalamachete
3Italianpalashovel, trowel; blade; paddle
4LatinpālaA shovel, spade

via German Pallasch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPallasch—

Words derived from “pałasz”

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