Where does “pai” come from?

pai (Indo-Portuguese) comes 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.

pai (Indo-Portuguese): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “pai”, step by step

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