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Where does “pistlom” come from?

pistlom (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

Ancestry of “pistlom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pistlom”

  • Pilate
  • peel
  • peeling
  • unpeeled
  • pilum
  • unpeel
  • peelable
  • peelhouse
  • peelie
  • peeleth
  • repeel
  • peelest
  • nonpeelable
  • pelure
  • peelout
  • pilum
  • pilatus
  • Pilatus
  • pillo
  • peler
  • pelure
  • Pfeil
  • pfeilförmig
  • pfeilschnell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →