Where does “pa” come from?
pa (Catalan) comes from Old Occitan pan, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
pa (Catalan): bread
Ancestry of “pa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | pan | — |
| 2 | Latin | pānis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |