Where does “păros” come from?
păros (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.
păros (Romanian): hairy; fuzzy
Ancestry of “păros”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | păr | hair; pear tree |
| 2 | Latin | pīlus | — |
| 3 | Latin | pīlum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |