Where does “pam” come from?

pam (Catalan) comes from Catalan palm, from Latin palmus, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂m- — palm of the hand.

pam (Catalan): span, handspan

Definitions

  1. span, handspan

Ancestry of “pam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpalm—
2Latinpalmuspalm; palm, the Roman palm of about 7.4cm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂m-palm of the hand

Words derived from “pam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂m- →Every word from Latin palmus →Every word from Catalan palm →
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