Where does “Hilo” come from?

Hilo (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Indo-European pilos, from French pileux, 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.

Hilo (Hawaiian): first night of new moon in the old Hawaiian calendar

Definitions

  1. first night of new moon in the old Hawaiian calendar

Ancestry of “Hilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpilos—
2Frenchpileuxhair
3Latinpilōsushairy, shaggy
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “Hilo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →