Where does “päls” come from?
päls (Swedish) comes from Finnish palsa, from Finnish palttoo, from Russian пальто́, from French paletot, from Spanish paletoque, from Latin palla, from Frankish ball, from Northern Sami bállu — to fear.
päls (Swedish): fur, coat; fur coat
Definitions
- fur, coat; fur coat
Ancestry of “päls”, step by step
päls traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish palsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palsa | palsa; long overcoat |
| 2 | Finnish | palttoo | A long overcoat |
| 3 | Russian | пальто́ | overcoat, greatcoat, carrick |
| 4 | French | paletot | jacket |
| 5 | Spanish | paletoque | mantlet, short cape |
| 6 | Latin | palla | A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in... |
| 7 | Frankish | ball | — |
| 8 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 9 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 10 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 11 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 12 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |
via Old Norse pilz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | pilz | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | pels | — |
| 3 | Latin | pellicia | nominative feminine singular of pellicius;... |
| 4 | Latin | pellis | pelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄγρα | a catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵro- | hunt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |