Where does “pásharo” come from?

pásharo (Ladino) comes from Old Spanish páxaro, from Vulgar Latin passarum, from Latin passer, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

Ancestry of “pásharo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishpáxaro
2Vulgar Latinpassarumgenitive feminine plural of passus
3Latinpassersparrow; turbot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂-Every word from Latin passerEvery word from Vulgar Latin passarum