Where does “pilu” come from?

pilu (Sicilian) comes 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.

pilu (Sicilian): A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals

Definitions

  1. A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals

Ancestry of “pilu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pilu”

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