Where does “piaga” come from?

piaga (Italian) comes from Latin plāga, from Latin plagius, from Ancient Greek πλάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

piaga (Italian): sore, scab; reason for inconsolable pain; wound;...

Definitions

  1. sore, scab; reason for inconsolable pain; wound;...

Ancestry of “piaga”, step by step

piaga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin plāga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplāgaplague, misfortune
2Latinplagius
3Ancient Greekπλάγιοςplaced sideways, slanting, aslant
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Old Tupi paîé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupipaîéshaman; witch doctor
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pajeshaman

Words derived from “piaga

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós