Where does “perlas” come from?
perlas (Chavacano) comes from Spanish perlas, from Spanish perla, from French perle, from Italian perla, from Medieval Latin perla, from Latin perna, from Proto-Italic persnā, from Proto-Indo-European tpḗrsneh₂ — to kick.
perlas (Chavacano): pearl
Ancestry of “perlas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | perlas | plural of perla; pearls; pearl |
| 2 | Spanish | perla | pearl; bead; pall |
| 3 | French | perle | pearl; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Italian | perla | pearl; pill; mistake |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | perla | — |
| 6 | Latin | perna | A haunch or ham together with the leg, gammon; A... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | persnā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tpḗrsneh₂ | heel, upper thigh |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |