Where does “peu” come from?

peu (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic *pọɣ, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

peu (Middle Welsh): land, nation

Definitions

  1. land, nation

Ancestry of “peu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic*pọɣ—
2Latinpāgusdistrict, canton, region
3Proto-Italicpāgos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “peu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Italic pāgos →