Where does “pall” come from?

pall (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh pall, from Proto-Brythonic *pall, from Latin palla, from Frankish ball, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk, from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk — to fear.

pall (Welsh): tent

Definitions

  1. tent

Ancestry of “pall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshpall—
2Proto-Brythonic*pall—
3LatinpallaA rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in...
4Frankishball—
5Northern Samibállutesticle, ball
6Northern Samiballátto become scared
7Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
8Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
9Proto-Uralicpele-to fear

Words derived from “pall”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pele- →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk →
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