Where does “Pataki” come from?

Pataki (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian paták, from Hungarian pata, from Proto-Slavic pęta, from Proto-Slavic pęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

Ancestry of “Pataki”, step by step

Pataki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian paták

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hungarian	paták	nominative plural of pata
2	Hungarian	pata	hoof
3	Proto-Slavic	pęta	heel
4	Proto-Slavic	pęti	to stretch; to tie, fix together
5	Proto-Balto-Slavic	pínˀtei	to braid; to stretch
6	Proto-Indo-European	(s)penh₁-	to twist; to weave

via Hungarian i

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hungarian	i	small, young
2	Hungarian	e	this; look!, hey!
3	Proto-Uralic	e-	this; not; the negative verb

Words derived from “Pataki”

Pataki

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pęti →