Where does “pidar” come from?

pidar (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎱𐎡𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Iranian pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Ancestry of “pidar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎱𐎡𐎫𐎠father
2Proto-IranianpHtā́father
3Proto-Indo-IranianpHtā́father
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pHtā́ →