Where does “pele” come from?

pele (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese pele, from Old Portuguese pele, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

pele (Guinea-Bissau Creole): skin

Definitions

  1. skin

Ancestry of “pele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepeleskin; fur
2Old Portuguesepelepelt
3Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
4Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγρα →