Where does “piuar” come from?

piuar (Romanian) comes from Romanian piuă, from Vulgar Latin pilla, from Latin pila, 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.

piuar (Romanian): grinder

Definitions

  1. grinder

Ancestry of “piuar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpiuăa wooden or metal vessel which is used for the...
2Vulgar Latinpilla—
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-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 →