Where does “Paez” come from?

Paez (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Páez, from Galician Paio, 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 “Paez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishPáez
2GalicianPaioPelagio; Pelagius
3LatinPelagiuspelagian, pelagic (of or relating to the open sea)
4Ancient Greekπελάγιοςof the sea
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek πελάγιος