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*peth₂-1‘to spread out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*patH-2reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEपत्1pat‘to fly’
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEपत्त्र3‘birdwing’
- Marathimodernपट्टा4paṭṭā‘belt’
- Englishtodaypata4
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Sanskrit पत्त्र
- 2 Wiktionary, Sanskrit पत्
- 3 Wiktionary, Marathi पट्टा
- 4 Wiktionary, English pata
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peth₂-Wiktionary, Sanskrit पत्त्र‘to spread out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*patH-Wiktionary, Sanskrit पत्reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEपत्Wiktionary, Sanskrit पत्त्रpat‘to fly’
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEपत्त्रWiktionary, Marathi पट्टा‘birdwing’
- Marathimodernपट्टाWiktionary, English patapaṭṭā‘belt’
- EnglishtodaypataWiktionary, English pata
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.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “pata”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Sanskrit पत्त्र, Sanskrit पत्, Marathi पट्टा. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- / pata