Where does “páxaru” come from?

páxaru (Leonese) comes from Vulgar Latin passaru, from Latin passer, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

páxaru (Leonese): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “páxaru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpassaru—
2Latinpassersparrow; turbot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Latin passer →Every word from Vulgar Latin passaru →