Where does “pani” come from?

pani (Italian) comes from Italian pane, from Spanish PAN, from Old Spanish pan, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pani (Italian): plural of pane

Definitions

  1. plural of pane

Ancestry of “pani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpanebread; block
2SpanishPANbread
3Old Spanishpanbread
4Latinpānisbread, loaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Latin pānis →Every word from Old Spanish pan →