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Where does “payada” come from?

payada (Spanish) comes from Spanish payo, from Spanish Pelayo, from Latin Pelagius, from Ancient Greek πελάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “payada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpayonon-Romani person; non-Romani person; gadjo
2SpanishPelayo—
3LatinPelagius—
4Ancient Greekπελάγιοςof the sea
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “payada”

  • payada
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