Where does “lapay” come from?

lapay (Seychellois Creole) comes from French paille, from Old French paille, from Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

lapay (Seychellois Creole): straw

Definitions

straw

Ancestry of “lapay”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	paille	straw; flaw in a gem or metal
2	Old French	paille	straw, chaff
3	Latin	palea	chaff; The wattles or gills of a cock; dross
4	Proto-Indo-European	pel-	to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin palea →Every word from Old French paille →