Etymology

pial

P3I1A1L1

Today it means: Of or pertaining to the pia or pia mater. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English pia ← Hawaiian pia
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The story

  1. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀambia
  2. Proto-Oceanic*ʀabia
  3. Proto-Polynesian*pia
  4. Hawaiianpia
  5. Englishpia
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. English todaypial

From pia + -al.

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