Where does “pamalo” come from?
pamalo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog palo, from Spanish palo, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
pamalo (Tagalog): spanker
Ancestry of “pamalo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | palo | hit; spank |
| 2 | Spanish | palo | stake, stick, wood; suit; pale |
| 3 | Latin | pālus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pākslos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ-slos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |