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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | pan | bread |
| 2 | Latin | pānem | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |
Words derived from “empãada”