Where does “paco” come from?

paco (Pali) comes from Pali pacati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páčati, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

paco (Pali): second-person singular imperfect active of pacati

Definitions

  1. second-person singular imperfect active of pacati

Ancestry of “paco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipacatito cook; masculine/neuter locative singular of...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpáčatito cook
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti →