Where does “pârâi” come from?

pârâi (Romanian) comes from Romanian păr, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pârâi (Romanian): to crackle

Definitions

  1. to crackle

Ancestry of “pârâi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpărhair; pear tree
2Latinpīlusa hair
3Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pârâi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →