Where does “pari” come from?

pari (Tagalog) comes from Spanish padre, from Old Spanish padre, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pari (Tagalog): priest; father

Definitions

  1. priest; father

Ancestry of “pari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpadrefather; cool, acceptable, easy
2Old Spanishpadrefather
3Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
4Proto-Italicpatērfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “pari

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-
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