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Where does “pao” come from?

pao (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin palus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pao (Old Portuguese): stick, stake

Definitions

  1. stick, stake

Ancestry of “pao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpalusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool; stake,...
2Proto-Italicpākslos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pao”

  • Brazil
  • Brazilian
  • brazilwood
  • brazilin
  • Brasília
  • Brasil
  • paus
  • pau-brasil
  • pau-preto
  • pauzinho
  • pau
  • Brasília
  • pao
  • Braziljo
  • ブラジル
  • Brasilia
  • brasilian
  • Brasilien
  • brasilianare
  • البرازيل
  • 브라질리아
  • pau
  • Brasaíl
  • Brasaíleach
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