Where does “kaparian” come from?

kaparian (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano pari, from Spanish padre, from Old Spanish padre, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

kaparian (Cebuano): priests as a group; the clergy; plural of pari

Definitions

  1. priests as a group; the clergy; plural of pari

Ancestry of “kaparian”, step by step

kaparian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano pari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoparia priest
2Spanishpadrefather; cool, acceptable, easy
3Old Spanishpadrefather
4Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
5Proto-Italicpatērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Cebuano ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka- -anindicates a place where such objects are found
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic patēr →