English
pata
Pata comes from Marathi पट्टा ‘belt’, from Sanskrit पत्त्र ‘birdwing’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to spread out’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peth₂-‘to spread out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*patH-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEपत्pat‘to fly’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEपत्त्र‘birdwing’
- Marathimodernपट्टाpaṭṭā‘belt’
- Englishtodaypata
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peth₂-‘to spread out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*patH-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEपत्pat‘to fly’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEपत्त्र‘birdwing’
- Marathimodernपट्टाpaṭṭā‘belt’
- Englishtodaypata
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to spread out’
pass, mile, compete, pen, expansion, petition, repeat, helicopter, expand, competitor, symptom, perpetual, patent, feather, impetus, spawn, perpetuate, expanse, perpetuity, pennant, petulant, pinion, impetuous, penna, patina, petulance, patella, 83 more
Today it means
noun An Indian sword with an attached gauntlet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- / pata