Where does “پدر” come from?
پدر (Urdu) comes from Persian پدر, from Pahlavi 𐭓𐭐𐭃, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎡𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Iranian pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
پدر (Urdu): father
Ancestry of “پدر”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | پدر | father |
| 2 | Pahlavi | 𐭓𐭐𐭃 | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎡𐎫𐎠 | father |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | pHtā́ | father |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pHtā́ | father |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂tḗr | father |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |