Where does “empãada” come from?

empãada (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese pan, from Latin pānem, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Ancestry of “empãada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepanbread
2Latinpānem—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Latin pānem →Every word from Old Portuguese pan →