palach

[David Powelstock]

Ah, thank you for the illumination, Martin!
David P.

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 12:24 PM, Martin Votruba
<votruba+slangs at pitt.edu<votruba%2Bslangs at pitt.edu>
> wrote:

> > is probably a variant of Paluch, from the Polish
>
> It's more likely from the widespread Czech regional (and Slovak) word
> _palach_ "rushes, reeds." Plants were commonly used for last names. It also
> refers to a type of traditional ceiling made with reeds.
>
>
> Martin
>
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