Where does “panh” come from?

panh (Vietnamese) comes from Portuguese Pai, from Old Portuguese pay, from Old Portuguese padre, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

panh (Vietnamese): forceps

Definitions

  1. forceps

Ancestry of “panh”, step by step

panh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Pai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesePaiGod
2Old Portuguesepaypapa, dad, father
3Old Portuguesepadrefather
4Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
5Proto-Italicpatērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via French pince

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpincepincer, claw; pliers; tongs
2Frenchpincerto pinch; To pluck
3Old Frenchpincier—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic patēr →