Where does “peña” come from?

peña (Asturian) comes from Asturian peñar, from Latin pectināre, from Latin pecten, from Proto-Italic pekten, from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

peña (Asturian): third-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “peña”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianpeñarto comb
2Latinpectināre—
3Latinpectencomb; pubic hair; scallop
4Proto-Italicpektencomb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱten-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s →Every word from Proto-Italic pekten →