Where does “spala” come from?

spala (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

Ancestry of “spala”, step by step

spala traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European pōl-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
2Slovincianpólhalf
3Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Proto-Indo-European (s)pel-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

via Proto-Indo-European spōl-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanspōl-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Slovincian pól →