Where does “pyl” come from?

pyl (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Pijl, from Middle Dutch pijl, from Latin pilum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

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Ancestry of “pyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchPijlSagitta
2Middle Dutchpijl—
3Latinpiluma pounder, pestle; a javelin, throwing spear;...
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pyl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →