Where does “pajarito” come from?

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

pajarito (Spanish): birdie, Diminutive of pájaro; bowtie; penis

Definitions

  1. birdie, Diminutive of pájaro; bowtie; penis

Ancestry of “pajarito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpájarobird; homosexual; penis
2Old Spanishpáxaro—
3Vulgar Latinpassarumgenitive feminine plural of passus
4Latinpassersparrow; turbot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Latin passer →Every word from Vulgar Latin passarum →