Where does “pila” come from?

pila (Tagalog) comes from Spanish pila, 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.

pila (Tagalog): clay for making earthenware; line; file; queue;...

Definitions

  1. clay for making earthenware; line; file; queue;...

Ancestry of “pila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpilasmall battery; pile, mound; a lot
2Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
3Latinpīlusa hair
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-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 →