Where does “pajuela” come from?

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

pajuela (Spanish): a sulfured piece of straw used as kindling

Definitions

  1. a sulfured piece of straw used as kindling

Ancestry of “pajuela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpajastraw; A drinking straw; wank, handjob,...
2Old Spanishpaja—
3Latinpaleachaff; The wattles or gills of a cock; dross
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pajuela”

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