Where does “pHtā́” come from?

pHtā́ (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pHtā́ (Proto-Iranian): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “pHtā́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianpHtā́father
2Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “pHtā́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pHtā́ →