Pella

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*pels-“stone”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromπέλλα
3. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠέλλα
4. Latin · derived fromPella
5. English todayPella

From Latin Pella from Ancient Greek Πέλλα (Pélla), from Ancient Greek πέλλα (pélla) (presumably from an earlier *πέλσα) from Proto-Indo-European *pels- (“stone”). Cognates include Irish aill (“boulder, cliff”), Pashto پرښه (parša, “rock, rocky ledge”), Sanskrit पाषाण m (pāṣāṇa) / पाषी f (pāṣī, “stone”), Proto-Germanic *falisaz, English fell (“rocky ridge”), Old Norse fell / fjall (“mountain”), German Fels (“rock, cliff”)

Words from the same roots