Where does “espancar” come from?
espancar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese es-, from Portuguese Pó, from Italian Po, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
espancar (Portuguese): to batter
Ancestry of “espancar”, step by step