Where does “pavo” come from?

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

pavo (Esperanto): peafowl; peacock

Definitions

  1. peafowl; peacock

Ancestry of “pavo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפּאַוועpeafowl, peacock, peahen
2Old High Germanpfāwopeacock
3Proto-Germanicpāwôpeacock, peafowl
4Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
5Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

Words derived from “pavo”

Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pāvō →Every word from Proto-Germanic pāwô →