Where does “pad-” come from?

pad- (Middle English) comes from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹, from Proto-Indo-Iranian paH-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Ancestry of “pad-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹to protect
2Proto-Indo-IranianpaH-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “pad-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian paH- →Every word from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹 →