Where does “paz” come from?

paz (Chavacano) comes from Spanish Paz, from Old Spanish paz, from Latin pāx, from Proto-Italic pāks, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

paz (Chavacano): peace

Definitions

  1. peace

Ancestry of “paz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishPazderived from the given name, or from a nickname for a peaceful person
2Old Spanishpazpeace
3Latinpāxpeace
4Proto-Italicpākspeace
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic pāks →