Where does “pekato” come from?
pekato (Tok Pisin) comes from Portuguese pecado, from Old Portuguese pecado, from Latin peccātum, from Latin peccō, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
pekato (Tok Pisin): sin
Ancestry of “pekato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pecado | sin |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | pecado | sin |
| 3 | Latin | peccātum | — |
| 4 | Latin | peccō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |