Where does “peh₂-tro-” come from?

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

peh₂-tro- (Proto-Indo-European): guarder, protecter, keeper; guarder, protector,...

Definitions

  1. guarder, protecter, keeper; guarder, protector,...

Ancestry of “peh₂-tro-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “peh₂-tro-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-