Where does “pene” come from?

pene (Maltese) comes from Italian pene, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pene (Maltese): penis

Definitions

  1. penis

Ancestry of “pene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpenepenis; bread; plural of pena
2Latinpānisbread, loaf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Latin pānis →Every word from Italian pene →