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

  1. tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)

Ancestry of “pato-tsina”, step by step

pato-tsina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpatoduck
2Spanishpatoduck, drake; homosexual, faggot
3Arabicبطduck; to slit, to rive; verbal noun of بَطَّ
4Arabicبَطّduck
5Persianبتduck; idol; Buddha
6Middle Persianbwt'Buddha; idol
7BactrianΒοδδοBuddha
8Sanskritबुद्धawake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,...
9Proto-Indo-Aryanbuddʰás
10Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudᶻdʰásaware, awake
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰtósaware
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Tagalog Tsina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogTsinafemale Chinese person
2Spanishchinapebble, small stone; slingshot; feminine singular...
3Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
4Old Chinese{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás