Where does “pa ̊” come from?

pa ̊ (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Ancestry of “pa ̊”, step by step

pa ̊ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European peh₂-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Proto-Indo-European pos(t)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpos(t)directly to, at, after

via Proto-Indo-European pós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “pa ̊

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-