Where does “pai” come from?

pai (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese pay, from Old Portuguese padre, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pai (Galician): father; parents

Definitions

  1. father; parents

Ancestry of “pai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepaypapa, dad, father
2Old Portuguesepadrefather
3Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
4Proto-Italicpatērfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic patēr →
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