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Where does “pato” come from?

pato (English) comes from Spanish pato, from Arabic بط, from Arabic بَطّ, from Persian بت, from Middle Persian bwt', from Bactrian Βοδδο, from Sanskrit बुद्ध, from Proto-Indo-Aryan buddʰás — to be awake, be aware.

pato (English): The national sport of Argentina, a game played on...

Definitions

  1. The national sport of Argentina, a game played on...

Ancestry of “pato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpatoduck, drake; homosexual, faggot
2Arabicبطduck; to slit, to rive; verbal noun of بَطَّ
3Arabicبَطّduck
4Persianبتduck; idol; Buddha
5Middle Persianbwt'Buddha; idol
6BactrianΒοδδο—
7Sanskritबुद्धawake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,...
8Proto-Indo-Aryanbuddʰás—
9Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudᶻdʰás—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰtósaware
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
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