Where does “pauwo” come from?
pauwo (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic pāwô, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.
Ancestry of “pauwo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | pāwô | peacock, peafowl |
| 2 | Latin | pāvō | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ταώς | peacock; type of fish |
Words derived from “pauwo”