Where does “paucal” come from?

paucal (English) comes from Latin paucalis, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic paukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

paucal (English): Characterized by having a small number, greater...

Definitions

  1. Characterized by having a small number, greater...

Ancestry of “paucal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpaucalisfew, little
2Latinpaucusfew, little
3Proto-Italicpaukosfew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “paucal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukos →Every word from Proto-Italic paukos →