Where does “pawa” come from?

pawa (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian paw, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

pawa (Lower Sorbian): peahen; inflection of paw: ## genitive/accusative...

Definitions

  1. peahen; inflection of paw: ## genitive/accusative...

Ancestry of “pawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianpawpeacock
2Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish
Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pāvō →Every word from Lower Sorbian paw →