Where does “pa” come from?
pa (Middle English) comes from Old English pāwa, from Proto-Germanic pāwô, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.
pa (Middle English): Alternative form of po
Ancestry of “pa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | pāwa | peacock |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | pāwô | peacock, peafowl |
| 3 | Latin | pāvō | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ταώς | peacock; type of fish |