Where does “paloš” come from?

paloš (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian pallos, from Turkish pala, from Italian pala, from Latin pāla — A shovel, spade.

Ancestry of “paloš”, step by step

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

Words derived from “paloš

Every word from Latin pālaEvery word from Italian palaEvery word from Turkish pala
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