Where does “pian” come from?

pian (English) comes from Portuguese piá, from Old Portuguese pia, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pian (English): yaws

Definitions

  1. yaws

Ancestry of “pian”, step by step

pian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese piá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepiákid; child; man; dude; childish
2Old Portuguesepia
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Spanish pían

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpían
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys-