Where does “piyo” come from?
piyo (Mecayapan Nahuatl) comes from Spanish pío, from Latin pīus, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
piyo (Mecayapan Nahuatl): chicken
Definitions
- chicken
Ancestry of “piyo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pío | chirp; cheep; pious |
| 2 | Latin | pīus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |