Where does “Piłat” come from?

Piłat (Polish) comes from Latin Pīlātus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

Piłat (Polish): Pontius Pilate, Pilate

Definitions

  1. Pontius Pilate, Pilate

Ancestry of “Piłat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPīlātusarmed with javelins
2Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
3Proto-Italicpistlom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →
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