Where does “palla” come from?

palla (Sicilian) comes from Italian palla, from Latin palla, from Frankish ball, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk, from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk, from Proto-Uralic pele- — to fear.

palla (Sicilian): ball

Definitions

  1. ball

Ancestry of “palla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpallaball; bullet, shot; testicles
2LatinpallaA rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in...
3Frankishball—
4Northern Samibállutesticle, ball
5Northern Samiballátto become scared
6Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
7Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
8Proto-Uralicpele-to fear
Every word from Proto-Uralic pele- →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk →