Where does “Páez” come from?

Páez (Spanish) comes from Galician Paio, from Latin Pelagius, from Ancient Greek πελάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Páez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GalicianPaioPelagio; Pelagius
2LatinPelagiuspelagian, pelagic (of or relating to the open sea)
3Ancient Greekπελάγιοςof the sea
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Páez”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek πελάγιος →