Where does “patu'” come from?
patu' (Tausug) comes from Chavacano 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.
patu' (Tausug): duck larger than an itik
Definitions
- duck larger than an itik
Ancestry of “patu'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chavacano | 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 |