Where does “paniper” come from?

paniper (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano pan, from Spanish PAN, from Old Spanish pan, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

paniper (Cebuano): To zip up

Definitions

  1. To zip up

Ancestry of “paniper”, step by step

paniper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano pan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopanbread
2SpanishPANbread
3Old Spanishpanbread
4Latinpānisbread, loaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Cebuano siper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosiperzipper
2Persianسپرshield; bumper
3Middle Persiansplshield
4Old Persian*sparah
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-Every word from Latin pānisEvery word from Old Spanish pan
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