Where does “ungofajlilo” come from?

ungofajlilo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fajli, from Yiddish פֿײַלן, from Yiddish פֿײַל, from Old High German pfīl, from Proto-Germanic *pīl, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.

ungofajlilo (Esperanto): nail file

Definitions

  1. nail file

Ancestry of “ungofajlilo”, step by step

ungofajlilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto fajli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofajlito file
2Yiddishפֿײַלןto file; plural of פֿײַל
3Yiddishפֿײַלarrow; file
4Old High Germanpfīlarrow
5Proto-Germanic*pīl—
6Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
7Proto-Italicpistlom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Esperanto ungo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoungonail, claw
2Latinunguisfingernail, toenail; claw; hoof
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃negʰ-nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →
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