Where does “ꦥꦶꦠ” come from?

ꦥꦶꦠ (Javanese) comes from Pali pitā, from Sanskrit पिता, from Indo-Iranian *pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

ꦥꦶꦠ (Javanese): yellow

Definitions

  1. yellow

Ancestry of “ꦥꦶꦠ”, step by step

ꦥꦶꦠ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali pitā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipitādrunk, imbibed
2Sanskritपिताmasculine nominative singular of पितृ
3Indo-Iranian*pHtā́—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Malay pita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypita—
2Portuguesefitatape, ribbon, band; film, movie; a colored ribbon...
3Latinvittaband, ribbon; fillet, headband, chaplet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Indo-Iranian *pHtā́ →