pau

(Engels)

1. (masculine) stick
2. (masculine, uncountable) wood (material)
3. (masculine) blow

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈpaw/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Latyn: pālus

Verwante met Portugees: pau

Verwante met Spaans: palo

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese pao, from Latin pālus (“stake”), from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos, from *peh₂ǵ- (“attach”). Compare Portuguese pau and Spanish palo.