Where does “pape” come from?

pape (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese Papai, from Portuguese Pai, 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.

pape (Guinea-Bissau Creole): dad, father

Definitions

  1. dad, father

Ancestry of “pape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesePapaidad, papa
2PortuguesePaiGod
3Old Portuguesepaypapa, dad, father
4Old Portuguesepadrefather
5Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
6Proto-Italicpatērfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
8Proto-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 →