Where does “pălălăi” come from?

pălălăi (Romanian) comes from Romanian pală, from French pâle, from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

pălălăi (Romanian): to blaze

Definitions

  1. to blaze

Ancestry of “pălălăi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpalăpropeller blade; the quantity of hay, straw, etc....
2Frenchpâlepale
3Old Frenchpalepale, whitish or having little color
4Latinpalliduspale, pallid, wan; that makes or causes a pale...
5Latin-idustending to
6Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “pălălăi”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin pallidus →