Where does “pataleta” come from?
pataleta (Spanish) comes from Spanish patalear, from Spanish pata, from Arabic بط, from Arabic بَطّ, from Persian بت, from Middle Persian bwt', from Bactrian Βοδδο, from Sanskrit बुद्ध — to be awake, be aware.
pataleta (Spanish): tantrum childish display or fit of bad temper
Definitions
- tantrum childish display or fit of bad temper
Ancestry of “pataleta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | patalear | to stamp, stomp |
| 2 | Spanish | pata | paw, foot, leg; leg; human leg, foot |
| 3 | Arabic | بط | duck; to slit, to rive; verbal noun of بَطَّ |
| 4 | Arabic | بَطّ | duck |
| 5 | Persian | بت | duck; idol; Buddha |
| 6 | Middle Persian | bwt' | Buddha; idol |
| 7 | Bactrian | Βοδδο | Buddha |
| 8 | Sanskrit | बुद्ध | awake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | buddʰás | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰudᶻdʰás | aware, awake |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰtós | aware |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |