Where does “pāwo” come from?

pāwo (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic pāwô, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

Ancestry of “pāwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicpāwôpeacock, peafowl
2Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

Words derived from “pāwo”

Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pāvō →Every word from Proto-Germanic pāwô →