Where does “pajlo” come from?

pajlo (Esperanto) comes from French paille, from Old French paille, from Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pajlo (Esperanto): straw

Definitions

  1. straw

Ancestry of “pajlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpaillestraw; flaw in a gem or metal
2Old Frenchpaillestraw, chaff
3Latinpaleachaff; The wattles or gills of a cock; dross
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pajlo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin palea →Every word from Old French paille →