Where does “paċi” come from?

paċi (Maltese) comes from Sicilian paci, from Latin pāx, from Proto-Italic pāks, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

paċi (Maltese): peace, absence of war

Definitions

  1. peace, absence of war

Ancestry of “paċi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianpacipeace
2Latinpāxpeace
3Proto-Italicpākspeace
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic pāks →