Where does “pâm” come from?

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

pâm (Macanese): bread

Definitions

  1. bread

Ancestry of “pâm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepãobread; food, sustenance; an attractive and...
2Old Portuguesepanbread
3Latinpānem—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Latin pānem →Every word from Old Portuguese pan →
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