Where does “pardal” come from?

pardal (Galician) comes from Galician pardo, from Old Portuguese pardo, from Latin pardus, from Ancient Greek πάρδος — panther; male panther; pard, male leopard.

pardal (Galician): house sparrow

Definitions

  1. house sparrow

Ancestry of “pardal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianpardobrown; burel
2Old Portuguesepardo—
3Latinparduspard: a male leopard; other mottled or spotted...
4Ancient Greekπάρδοςpanther; male panther; pard, male leopard
Every word from Ancient Greek πάρδος →Every word from Latin pardus →Every word from Old Portuguese pardo →