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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”

  • defense
  • defendant
  • defence
  • defend
  • manifest
  • fence
  • offensive
  • manifestation
  • offense
  • offend
  • manifestly
  • defender
  • manifesto
  • manifesting
  • fenced
  • fend
  • Gunn
  • defenceless
  • Gunther
  • bane
  • defenseless
  • inoffensive
  • fender
  • fust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →