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

Definitions

  1. spanker

Ancestry of “pamalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpalohit; spank
2Spanishpalostake, stick, wood; suit; pale
3Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
4Proto-Italicpākslos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →