Where does “pasaru” come from?

pasaru (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese pássaro, from Old Portuguese passaro, from Vulgar Latin passarum, from Latin passer, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

pasaru (Kabuverdianu): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “pasaru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepássaropasserine any bird of the order
2Old Portuguesepassaro
3Vulgar Latinpassarumgenitive feminine plural of passus
4Latinpassersparrow; turbot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂-Every word from Latin passerEvery word from Vulgar Latin passarum
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