Where does “peñe” come from?

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

peñe (Asturian): comb

Definitions

  1. comb

Ancestry of “peñe”, step by step

peñe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pecten

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

via Latin pēnis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpēnistail
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpē̆s-to blow

Words derived from “peñe”

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