Where does “パ” come from?

パ (Japanese) comes from French pas, from Old French pas, from Latin pāstus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

パ (Japanese): Pacific League

Definitions

  1. Pacific League

Ancestry of “パ”, step by step

パ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French pas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpasstep, pace, footstep; strait, pass; thread, pitch
2Old Frenchpaspace; step; Alternative form of past
3Latinpāstushaving eaten, consumed
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Japanese パシフィック・リーグ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseパシフィック・リーグ—

Words derived from “パ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin pāstus →