Where does “peyna” come from?

peyna (Cahuilla) comes from Spanish peine, from Old Spanish peyne, from Latin pecten, from Proto-Italic pekten, from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

peyna (Cahuilla): comb

Definitions

  1. comb

Ancestry of “peyna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpeinecomb
2Old Spanishpeynecomb
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 →