𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹

Old Persian

Etymology

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

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

1. to protect