Where does “pavino” come from?

pavino (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto pavo, from Yiddish פּאַווע, from Old High German pfāwo, from Proto-Germanic pāwô, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

pavino (Esperanto): peahen

Definitions

  1. peahen

Ancestry of “pavino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopavopeafowl; peacock
2Yiddishפּאַוועpeafowl, peacock, peahen
3Old High Germanpfāwopeacock
4Proto-Germanicpāwôpeacock, peafowl
5Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
6Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish
Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pāvō →Every word from Proto-Germanic pāwô →