Old Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Iranian *paH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *paH-, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (to protect). Cognates include Sanskrit पाति (pā́ti), Latin pāscō and Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀕 (po-me).

Verb edit

𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹 (p-a-di-y /pādiy/) (2nd person singular imperactive active, root √pā)

  1. to protect