Where does “pato-tsina” come from?
pato-tsina (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pato, from Spanish pato, from Arabic بط, from Arabic بَطّ, from Persian بت, from Middle Persian bwt', from Bactrian Βοδδο, from Sanskrit बुद्ध — to be awake, be aware.
pato-tsina (Tagalog): tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
Definitions
- tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
Ancestry of “pato-tsina”, step by step
pato-tsina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog pato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | pato | duck |
| 2 | Spanish | pato | duck, drake; homosexual, faggot |
| 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 |