Where does “paeāna” come from?

paeāna (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Παιάν, from Ancient Greek παίω, from Proto-Indo-European *p(y)eh₂w-.

Ancestry of “paeāna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠαιάνPaean; in Greek mythology the physician of the gods
2Ancient GreekπαίωI strike, hit; I strike against or upon; I devour
3Proto-Indo-European*p(y)eh₂w-—

Words derived from “paeāna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *p(y)eh₂w- →Every word from Ancient Greek παίω →Every word from Ancient Greek Παιάν →