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Where does “Պիղատոս” come from?

Պիղատոս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Պիղատոս, from Ancient Greek Πιλᾶτος, from Latin Pīlātus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

Ancestry of “Պիղատոս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianՊիղատոս—
2Ancient GreekΠιλᾶτος—
3LatinPīlātus—
4Latinpīlum—
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
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