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Where does “paila” come from?

paila (English) comes from Spanish paila, from Old French paele, from Latin patella, from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη, from Proto-Indo-European pet-ano, from Proto-Indo-European pete-, from Proto-Finnic ete- — inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...

paila (English): An earthenware bowl used as a plate in parts of...

Definitions

  1. An earthenware bowl used as a plate in parts of...

Ancestry of “paila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpailapaila
2Old Frenchpaele—
3Latinpatellaa small or shallow pan or dish; the kneecap,...
4Latinpatīna—
5Ancient Greekπατάνηkind of flat dish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpet-ano—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpete-to spread, stretch out
8Proto-Finnicete-—
9Serbo-Croatiantẹ́—
10Proto-Slavictainflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...
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