Where does “peon” come from?

peon (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek παιωνία, from Ancient Greek παιών, from Ancient Greek παιάν, from Ancient Greek Παιάν, from Ancient Greek παίω, from Proto-Indo-European *p(y)eh₂w-.

peon (Norwegian Nynorsk): a peony

Definitions

a peony

Ancestry of “peon”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	παιωνία	peony
2	Ancient Greek	παιών	a physician
3	Ancient Greek	παιάν	hymn to Apollo
4	Ancient Greek	Παιάν	Paean; in Greek mythology the physician of the gods
5	Ancient Greek	παίω	I strike, hit; I strike against or upon; I devour
6	Proto-Indo-European	*p(y)eh₂w-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *p(y)eh₂w- →Every word from Ancient Greek παίω →Every word from Ancient Greek Παιάν →