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pal.

stake (piece of wood)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpal/
  1. stake (piece of wood)

    inanimate · masculine
  2. pile (for the support of a building)

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos Proto-Italic *pākslos Latin pālusbor. Proto-West Germanic *pālu Proto-West Germanic *pāl Old High German pfāl Middle High German pfālbor. Polish pal Borrowed from Middle High German pfāl, from Old High German pfāl.

intj/ˈpal/
  1. shoot!

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *polti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *pālìti Old Polish palić Polish palić Polish pal Imperative of palić.

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