Where does “pela” come from?

pela (Spanish) comes from Spanish pelar, from Latin pilāre, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pela (Spanish): a hit or a beating; Peseta

Definitions

  1. a hit or a beating; Peseta

Ancestry of “pela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpelarto peel; to skin; to shell
2Latinpilāre
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom