Where does “peñar” come from?

peñar (Asturian) comes 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.

peñar (Asturian): to comb

Definitions

  1. to comb

Ancestry of “peñar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpectināre—
2Latinpectencomb; pubic hair; scallop
3Proto-Italicpektencomb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱten-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “peñar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s →Every word from Proto-Italic pekten →