Where does “apelotar” come from?

apelotar (Spanish) comes from Spanish pelota, 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.

apelotar (Spanish): to form balls or lumps especially of food

Definitions

to form balls or lumps especially of food

Ancestry of “apelotar”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	pelota	ball; ball game; testicle
2	Latin	pila	mortar; pillar; pier
3	Latin	pīlus	a hair
4	Latin	pīlum	a pounder, pestle
5	Proto-Italic	pistlom	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	pis-tlo-	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	peys-	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 →