Where does “pal” come from?

pal (Polish) comes from Polish palić, from Proto-Slavic pālìti — to burn, to singe.

pal (Polish): stake; pile; second-person singular imperative of...

Definitions

  1. stake; pile; second-person singular imperative of...

Ancestry of “pal”, step by step

pal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish palić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpalićto heat a dwelling by burning fuel; to smoke; to...
2Proto-Slavicpālìtito burn, to singe

via Middle High German pfāl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpfāl—

Words derived from “pal”

Every word from Proto-Slavic pālìti →Every word from Polish palić →