Where does “pelôs” come from?

pelôs (Friulian) comes from Latin pilōsus, 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.

pelôs (Friulian): hairy

Definitions

  1. hairy

Ancestry of “pelôs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpilōsushairy, shaggy
2Latinpīlusa hair
3Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →