Where does “paltonaș” come from?
paltonaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian palton, from French paletot, from Spanish paletoque, from Latin palla, from Frankish ball, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk — to fear.
paltonaș (Romanian): small overcoat
Definitions
- small overcoat
Ancestry of “paltonaș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | palton | coat, overcoat, greatcoat |
| 2 | French | paletot | jacket |
| 3 | Spanish | paletoque | mantlet, short cape |
| 4 | Latin | palla | A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in... |
| 5 | Frankish | ball | — |
| 6 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 7 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 8 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 9 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 10 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |