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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *peta-, *ptā- (-th-)
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to stretch out
Avestan: paɵana- `weit, breit'
Old Greek: petánnǖmi, -ǘō, pítnǟmi, pitnáō, pítnō, petázdō, -áō, aor. petás(s)ai̯, p. -sthē̂nai̯, pf. m. péptamai̯ `ausbreiten, entfalten, öffnen', pétasma `Vorhang, Decke', pétaso-s m. (/f.) `breiter Hut', pétalo- `ausgebreitet', pétalo-n `Blatt; Metall-, bes. Goldblech', patánǟ `Schüssel', pétakhno-n, pátakno-n `offene Trinkschale', pét[ǟ]lo- `angewachsen', ana-petḗs `ausgebreitet'
Germanic: *fiɵ-l= (~ -a-)
Latin: pandō, -ere, pandī, passum `ausbreiten, aufsperren, öffnen'; passus, -a `ausgebreitet, offen'; passim `weit und breit, allenthalben, ohne Ordnung'; passus, -ūs m. `Schritt, Doppelschritt als Längenmass', pateō, -ēre, -uī `sich erstrecken, offenstehen, offen vor Augen liegen, freistehen, ausgesetzt sein', patibulum n. `Spreize, Marterholz', patulus, -a `weit ausgebreitet, offen', ? patera f. `flache Trinkschale'
Other Italic: Osk paṭ<ít> `patet ?', patensíns `aperīrent'
Russ. meaning: распростирать
References: WP II 18
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *fiɵl= (~ -a-)
Meaning: plate
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old English: gold-fell `Blattgold'
Old High German: { fedel-gold `Blattgold' }
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ṗaṭV
Meaning: wide
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *pet-
Altaic: *p`át`à
Dravidian: *pāT- (cf. also *paṭ- 'flat' 1202)
References: МССНЯ 372; ND 1820 *ṗaṭV 'ground, plain; bottom' (Alt. + Drav. with a lot of confusion); 1835 *ṗaṭħV 'to be open; open' (IE + incorr. Mong.).
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *p`át`à
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: uncultivated land, field
Russian meaning: необработанная земля, поле
Turkic: *Atɨŕ
Mongolian: *(h)atar
Korean: *pàt(h)
Japanese: *pátà / *pàtá
Comments: EAS 53, SKE 192-193, Poppe 51, 82, Menges 1984, 284, АПиПЯЯ 16, 67, Martin 231.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *Atɨŕ
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: watered field, boundary
Russian meaning: орошаемое поле, межа
Karakhanid: atɨz 'any strip of land between two dikes' (MK)
Uighur: etiz
Turkmen: atɨz
Shor: adɨs 'загон 1/18 десятины'
Kirghiz: adɨr 'холмистая местность, увалы'
Kazakh: atɨz
Comments: VEWT 31, EDT 73. Turk. > Mong. atiz (Щербак 1997, 102). Cf. also *ātag 'island'.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *(h)atar
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: uncultivated land
Russian meaning: необработанная земля
Written Mongolian: atar (L 58)
Khalkha: atar
Buriat: atar
Monguor: atǝr (MGCD 124) < lit.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *pàt(h)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: field
Russian meaning: поле
Modern Korean: pat [path]
Middle Korean: pàt, pàth
Comments: Nam 244, 250, KED 741.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *pátà / *pàtá
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: field
Russian meaning: поле
Old Japanese: pata
Middle Japanese: fàtá
Tokyo: hatá, háta
Kyoto: hátà
Kagoshima: hátà
Comments: JLTT 401. Reflexes reveal a variation between *pátà (Tokyo hatá, Kagoshima hátà) and *pàtá (RJ fàtá, Tokyo háta, Kyoto hàtá).
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *pāT-
Meaning : field, garden bed
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *pāt-i
Proto-Telugu : *pād-
Notes : The consonant correspondences between SDR and Telugu do not match.
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *pāt-i
Meaning : field, garden bed
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : pātti
Tamil meaning : small field
Malayalam : pātti
Malayalam meaning : garden bed
Kannada : pāti
Kannada meaning : garden bed
Tulu : pāti
Tulu meaning : nursery for plants
Number in DED : 4078
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *pād-
Meaning : garden bed or plot
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : pādu
Dialectal forms (1) : pādi
Number in DED : 4078
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : PVTV
Meaning : wide, open
Eurasiatic : *ṗaṭV
Afroasiatic : *pitaḥ-
Amerind (misc.) : *pata (under *paƛa 'broad' R 96)
Reference : ND 1835; GE 105 *paṭa.
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *pitaḥ-
Meaning: open
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Semitic: *pVtaḥ- 'open'
Egyptian: ptḥ (t) 'create, form'
Central Chadic: *pVtVH- 'goggle at; open (anus)'
East Chadic: *fit- 'open'
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 1042
Proto-Semitic: *pVtaḥ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'open, begin'
Akkadian: petû
Ugaritic: ptḥ
Hebrew: ptḥ
Syrian Aramaic: ptḥ
Arabic: ftḥ [-a-]
Geʕez (Ethiopian): ftḥ
Mehri: fōteḥ
Harsusi: fetōh
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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: ptḥ (gr)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'bilden' (form, create'); 'open (eyes, mouth)' (<Sem); 'Gott Ptah' (Pyr)
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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *pVtVH-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'goggle at; open (anus)'
Mofu-Gudur: -pǝ̀th- [BMof]
Notes: 'écarquiller (yeux), ouvrir (anus)'
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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *fit-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'open'
Bidiya: pit [JBid]
Sokoro: fíti fíti [Lk: 46]
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