Where does “pateĩha” come from?

pateĩha (Paraguayan Guaraní) comes from Paraguayan Guaraní pateĩ, from Paraguayan Guaraní pa.

Ancestry of “pateĩha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paraguayan Guaranípateĩ—
2Paraguayan Guaranípa—
Every word from Paraguayan Guaraní pa →Every word from Paraguayan Guaraní pateĩ →