Where does “paloș” come from?

paloș (Romanian) comes from Hungarian pallos, from Turkish pala, from Italian pala, from Latin pāla — A shovel, spade.

paloș (Romanian): broadsword

Definitions

  1. broadsword

Ancestry of “paloș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpallosbroadsword; executioner's sword
2Turkishpalamachete
3Italianpalashovel, trowel; blade; paddle
4LatinpālaA shovel, spade

Words derived from “paloș”

Every word from Latin pāla →Every word from Italian pala →Every word from Turkish pala →