Where does “spałaszować” come from?

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

spałaszować (Polish): to fill one's face; to eat something quickly and with pleasure

Definitions

  1. to fill one's face; to eat something quickly and with pleasure

Ancestry of “spałaszować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpałaszowaćto fill one's face; to eat something quickly and with pleasure
2Polishpałaszbroadsword, backsword
3Hungarianpallosbroadsword; executioner's sword
4Turkishpalamachete
5Italianpalashovel, trowel; blade; paddle
6LatinpālaA shovel, spade
Every word from Latin pāla →Every word from Italian pala →Every word from Turkish pala →