Where does “ペリー” come from?

ペリー (Japanese) comes from English Perry, from Middle English perre, from Old French peré, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Ancestry of “ペリー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPerryderived from the
2Middle Englishperreperry; Valuable jewels or gemstones; A valuable...
3Old Frenchperé—
4Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
5Proto-Italicpatērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
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