Where does “pila” come from?
pila (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish pila, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.
Ancestry of “pila”, step by step
pila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish pila
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pila | small battery; pile, mound; a lot |
| 2 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 3 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 4 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pilaq
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *pilaq | — |