From Proto-Indo-Iranian *paHtár (“protector, saviour”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-tōr (“protector, guardian”), from *peh₂- (“to protect, guard”). Cognate with Sanskrit पातृ (pātṛ́, “protector”).
𐬞𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 • (pātar) m