Where does “pajas” come from?

pajas (Swedish) comes from Italian pagliaccio, from Italian Paglia, from Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pajas (Swedish): a clown (literal or otherwise)

Definitions

  1. a clown (literal or otherwise)

Ancestry of “pajas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpagliaccioclown, buffoon
2ItalianPagliastraw dry stalks
3Latinpaleachaff; The wattles or gills of a cock; dross
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pajas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin palea →Every word from Italian Paglia →