Where does “paloma” come from?

paloma (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus, from Proto-Indo-European pal-wo- — dark-colored, gray.

Ancestry of “paloma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpalumba
2LatinpalumbusAlternative form of palumbēs; wood-pigeon,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-wo-dark-colored, gray

Words derived from “paloma

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pal-wo-Every word from Latin palumbusEvery word from Vulgar Latin palumba