Where does “pʾt” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pʾt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pʾt

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