Where does “pelechar” come from?

pelechar (Spanish) comes from Spanish pelo, 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.

pelechar (Spanish): to molt/moult

Definitions

  1. to molt/moult

Ancestry of “pelechar”, step by step

pelechar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish pelo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpelohair; fur
2Latinpīlusa hair
3Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Spanish echar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishecharto throw, toss, cast, jettison; to pour; to put...
2Latiniectāre—
3Latiniactāre—
4Latiniaciōto throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away
5Proto-Indo-European(H)yeh₁-to throw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →