Where does “pălălăială” come from?

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

pălălăială (Romanian): blaze

Definitions

  1. blaze

Ancestry of “pălălăială”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpălălăito blaze
2Romanianpalăpropeller blade; the quantity of hay, straw, etc....
3Frenchpâlepale
4Old Frenchpalepale, whitish or having little color
5Latinpalliduspale, pallid, wan; that makes or causes a pale...
6Latin-idustending to
7Proto-Italic*-iðos
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðosEvery word from Latin -idusEvery word from Latin pallidus