Where does “pani” come from?
pani (Ido) comes from Ido pano, from Esperanto pano, from French pain, from Italian pane, from Spanish PAN, from Old Spanish pan, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
pani (Ido): plural of pano
Ancestry of “pani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ido | pano | bread; loaf of bread |
| 2 | Esperanto | pano | bread |
| 3 | French | pain | bread; piece of bread; food |
| 4 | Italian | pane | bread; block |
| 5 | Spanish | PAN | — |
| 6 | Old Spanish | pan | — |
| 7 | Latin | pānis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |