Where does “pájaro” come from?

pájaro (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish páxaro, from Vulgar Latin passarum, from Latin passer, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

pájaro (Spanish): bird; homosexual; penis

Definitions

  1. bird; homosexual; penis

Ancestry of “pájaro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishpáxaro—
2Vulgar Latinpassarumgenitive feminine plural of passus
3Latinpassersparrow; turbot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “pájaro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Latin passer →Every word from Vulgar Latin passarum →