Where does “paja” come from?

paja (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish paja, from Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

paja (Spanish): straw; A drinking straw; wank, handjob,...

Definitions

  1. straw; A drinking straw; wank, handjob,...

Ancestry of “paja”, step by step

paja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Spanish paja

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

via Old Spanish paxa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishpaxa—

Words derived from “paja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin palea →Every word from Old Spanish paja →