Where does “پدر” come from?
پدر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian پدر, from Pahlavi 𐭓𐭐𐭃, 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.
پدر (Ottoman Turkish): father
Definitions
- father