Where does “πατερης” come from?

πατερης (Phrygian) comes from Proto-Hellenic patḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

πατερης (Phrygian): fathers

Definitions

  1. fathers

Ancestry of “πατερης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicpatḗrfather
2Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Hellenic patḗr →