Where does “pagghiaru” come from?

pagghiaru (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian pagghia, from Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pagghiaru (Sicilian): haystack

Definitions

  1. haystack

Ancestry of “pagghiaru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianpagghiastraw
2Latinpaleachaff; The wattles or gills of a cock; dross
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pagghiaru”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin palea →Every word from Sicilian pagghia →