Where does “páHti” come from?

páHti (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian páHti, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Ancestry of “páHti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianpáHti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian páHti →