Etymology

From Proto-Iranian [Term?] (compare Avestan 𐬞𐬙𐬁 ‎(ptā, pitar-)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pHtar- (compare Sanskrit पितृ ‎(pitṛ), पिता ‎(pitā)), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (compare Ancient Greek πατήρ ‎(patḗr), Latin pater, Tocharian A pācar, English father).