Where does “палаш” come from?

палаш (Russian) comes from Polish pałasz, from Hungarian pallos, from Turkish pala, from Italian pala, from Latin pāla — A shovel, spade.

палаш (Russian): backsword, single-edged broadsword used by heavy cavalry

Definitions

  1. backsword, single-edged broadsword used by heavy cavalry

Ancestry of “палаш”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpałaszbroadsword, backsword
2Hungarianpallosbroadsword; executioner's sword
3Turkishpalamachete
4Italianpalashovel, trowel; blade; paddle
5LatinpālaA shovel, spade
Every word from Latin pāla →Every word from Italian pala →Every word from Turkish pala →