Where does “mpau” come from?

mpau (Lingala) comes from Portuguese pau, from Old Portuguese pao, from Latin palus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

mpau (Lingala): shovel

Definitions

  1. shovel

Ancestry of “mpau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepaustick; wood; penis, dick, cock, prick
2Old Portuguesepaostick, stake
3Latinpalusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool; stake,...
4Proto-Italicpākslos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →