Where does “पाव” come from?

पाव (Konkani) comes from Portuguese pão, from Old Portuguese pan, from Latin pānem, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

पाव (Konkani): bread

Definitions

  1. bread

Ancestry of “पाव”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepãobread; food, sustenance; an attractive and...
2Old Portuguesepanbread
3Latinpānem—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “पाव”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Latin pānem →Every word from Old Portuguese pan →