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