Where does “patra” come from?

patra (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦥꦠꦿ, from Old Javanese [[patra]], [[pattra]], from Sanskrit पत्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátati, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

patra (Indonesian): part of the carving on the keris sheath which is in the form of regular depressions in the form of patterned lines, located at a curved corner at the top and close to the convexity at the bottom

Definitions

  1. part of the carving on the keris sheath which is in the form of regular depressions in the form of patterned lines, located at a curved corner at the top and close to the convexity at the bottom

Ancestry of “patra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦥꦠꦿleaf
2Old Javanese[[patra]], [[pattra]]—
3Sanskritपत्त्रleaf of a particular fragrant plant, or a...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpátati—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátati →