Where does “pato” come from?
pato (Spanish) comes from Arabic بط, from Arabic بَطّ, from Persian بت, from Middle Persian bwt', from Bactrian Βοδδο, from Sanskrit बुद्ध, from Proto-Indo-Aryan buddʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás — to be awake, be aware.
pato (Spanish): duck, drake; homosexual, faggot
Definitions
- duck, drake; homosexual, faggot
Ancestry of “pato”, step by step
pato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic بط
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بط | duck; to slit, to rive; verbal noun of بَطَّ |
| 2 | Arabic | بَطّ | duck |
| 3 | Persian | بت | duck; idol; Buddha |
| 4 | Middle Persian | bwt' | Buddha; idol |
| 5 | Bactrian | Βοδδο | Buddha |
| 6 | Sanskrit | बुद्ध | awake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | buddʰás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰudᶻdʰás | aware, awake |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰtós | aware |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |
via Andalusian Arabic پط
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andalusian Arabic | پط | — |