Where does “patw” come from?
patw (Zoogocho Zapotec) comes from Spanish pato, from Arabic بط, from Arabic بَطّ, from Persian بت, from Middle Persian bwt', from Bactrian Βοδδο, from Sanskrit बुद्ध, from Proto-Indo-Aryan buddʰás — to be awake, be aware.
patw (Zoogocho Zapotec): duck
Definitions
- duck
Ancestry of “patw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pato | duck, drake; homosexual, faggot |
| 2 | Arabic | بط | duck; to slit, to rive; verbal noun of بَطَّ |
| 3 | Arabic | بَطّ | duck |
| 4 | Persian | بت | duck; idol; Buddha |
| 5 | Middle Persian | bwt' | Buddha; idol |
| 6 | Bactrian | Βοδδο | Buddha |
| 7 | Sanskrit | बुद्ध | awake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | buddʰás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰudᶻdʰás | aware, awake |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰtós | aware |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |