𐎱𐎡𐎫𐎠

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (compare Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr), Latin pater, Tocharian A pācar, English father).

Noun

𐎱𐎡𐎫𐎠 (pitā) m

1. father

Descendants

• Middle Persian: pitar, pidar, pid
  • Persian: پدر (pedar)