Where does “Panda” come from?

Panda (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic *Patnā, from Proto-Italic patnō, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

Panda (Latin): mentioned by Tacitus

Definitions

  1. mentioned by Tacitus

Ancestry of “Panda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*PatnāPanda, an Italic goddess
2Proto-Italicpatnō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic patnō →Every word from Proto-Italic *Patnā →