Words

palumbes Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "wood pigeon".

palus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "stake, post".

pan πᾶν Ancient Greek
Greek prefix meaning "all".

pana פָּנָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to turn to, to turn away".

panin פָּנִין Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "pearl, coral, precious stone".

paṅka पङ्क Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "mud".

panningaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "coin, penny".

pantex Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "stomach, paunch".

panther πάνθηρ Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "panther", probably of Sanskrit origin.

papa Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "father" (an alternative to the more formal pater), and later acquiring the meaning "bishop" and then "pope".

pappas πάππας Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "father" (an alternative to the more formal πατήρ (pater)), and later acquiring the meaning "priest".

parama परम Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "highest, best".

parere 1 Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "to be apparent".

parere 2 Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "to produce, to give birth".

paries Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "wall".

park Medieval English
Middle English word meaning "park" (of Old French and Frankish origin).

parṇa पर्ण Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "leaf".

parthenos παρθένος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "maiden".

parvīn پروین Persian
Persian word referring to the Pleiades.

paşa Turkish
Turkish title meaning "pasha, military ruler".

pascha πάσχα Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman
Greek and Latin word meaning "Easter" or "Passover", of Hebrew origin.

pastinaca Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "parsnip".

pastor Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "shepherd".

paṯal פָּתַל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to twist, to struggle, to wrestle".

pater πατήρ Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "father". The genitive form is πατρός (patros).

pater noster Ancient Roman
Latin words meaning "our Father". These are the first two words of the Lord's Prayer. This can refer to the prayer itself or to rosary beads.

path Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "path".

pati पति Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "husband, lord".

patina Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "pan".

pauper Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "poor".

pavo Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "peacock".

pax Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "peace".

peac Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "pointed hill, peak".

pecok Medieval English
Middle English word meaning "peacock".

penda Swahili
Swahili word meaning "love".

pene πήνη Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "threads, weft".

penn Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "pen, enclosure".

penning Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "penny".

perdŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "first, in front of".

peregrinus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "traveller".

peri περί Ancient Greek
Greek preposition meaning "around, exceedingly".

perla Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "pearl".

pertho πέρθω Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "to destroy".

pesaḥ פֶּסַח Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "Passover".

petra πέτρα Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "rock".

pętŭkŭ пѧтъкъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "Friday".

pfenning Old High German
Old High German word meaning "penny".

pfuol Old High German
Old High German word meaning "pool".

phaidros φαιδρός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "bright".

phanes φανής Ancient Greek
Greek suffix meaning "appearing".

pheme φήμη Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "rumour, fame, reputation".

phemi φημί Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "to speak, to declare".

phero φέρω Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "to bring, to carry, to bear".

phet ເພັດ Lao
Lao word meaning "diamond".

phifan Old High German
Old High German word meaning "to peep, to pipe".

phileo φιλέω Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "to love".

philomel English
English word meaning "nightingale", from the Greek name Philomela.

philos φίλος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "lover, friend".

phoibos φοῖβος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "bright, pure".

phon พร Thai
Thai word meaning "blessing", of Sanskrit origin.

phone φωνή Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "voice".

phonos φόνος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "murder, slaughter".

phos φῶς Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "light". The genitive form is φωτός (photos).

phren φρήν Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "mind, heart, emotions".

phylakteos φυλακτέος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "to be watched".

phyllon φύλλον Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "leaf, foliage".

phyton φυτόν Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "plant, tree".

pictus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "painted".

píli Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "willow".

pilli Aztec
Nahuatl word meaning "noble child, prince".

pilvi Medieval Finnic
Finnic word meaning "cloud".

pinus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "pine tree, pinewood".

pīpaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to whistle, to peep".

pipian Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "to peep, to pipe".

pirira Chewa
Chewa word meaning "persevere, endure".

pirum Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "pear".

pīrūz پیروز Persian
Persian word meaning "victorious".

pīrūzah پیروزه Persian
Persian word meaning "turquoise (gemstone)".

pĭrvŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "first".

pīta पीत Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "yellow".

pitinnus Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "small".

pitṛ पितृ Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "father".

planca Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "plank".

platea Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "street, courtyard" (of Greek origin).

platys πλατύς Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "broad, wide, flat".

plěšĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "bald patch".

ploutos πλοῦτος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "wealth".

podium Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "balcony, platform".

pokorĭnŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "humble".

pol Anglo-Saxon, Old Saxon
Old English and Old Saxon word meaning "pool".

polanie Polish
Polish word meaning "Poles, Polish people".

pōlaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "pool".

polemeios πολεμήϊος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "aggressive, warlike".

polemos πόλεμος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "war".

polis πόλις Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "city".

polmy Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "flame".

polys πολύς Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "much, many".

pono Hawaiian
Hawaiian word meaning "good, moral".

pons Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "bridge".

popŭ попъ Medieval Slavic
Old Church Slavic word meaning "priest".

porcus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "pig".

porrum Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "leek".

porta Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "gate, door".

portus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "port, harbour".

posis πόσις Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "husband, lord".

postis Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "post, pole".

potokŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "stream".

prabhā प्रभा Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "to shine" or "light, radiance".

prācya प्राच्य Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "eastern, ancient".

pradīpa प्रदीप Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "lamp, light".

prakāśa प्रकाश Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "light, bright, shining".

prāṇa प्राण Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "breath, respiration, spirit, life".

praṇava प्रणव Sanskrit
Sanskrit word referring to ओम् (om), the Hindu sacred syllable.

praṇaya प्रणय Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "leader, guidance, love".

prasāda प्रसाद Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "brightness, clearness, graciousness, offering".

prasanna प्रसन्न Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "clear, bright, tranquil".

praśānta प्रशान्त Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "calm, quiet".

pratāpa प्रताप Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "heat, splendour, glory".

pratibhā प्रतिभा Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "light, splendour, intelligence".

pratīka प्रतीक Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "look, appearance".

pratimā प्रतिमा Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "image, likeness, reflection".

pravīṇa प्रवीण Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "skilled".

praxis πρᾶξις Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "action, exercise".

prema प्रेम Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "love, affection".

preost Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "priest".

pretium Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "price, worth".

primus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "first".

princeps Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "first in line".

pritanī Brythonic (Hypothetical)
Brythonic word meaning "Briton, Celt of the British Islands".

prīti प्रीति Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

priyaṃkara प्रियंकर Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "agreeable, amiable".

protos πρῶτος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "first".

protz German
German word meaning "showy, pompous", ultimately from Bavarian German meaning "toad".

provincia Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "province, command".

pṛthvī पृथ्वी Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "earth".

pû Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "mouth, word".

pua Hawaiian
Hawaiian word meaning "flower, offspring".

pūjā पूजा Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "honour, worship", the name of a Hindu ritual.

pūlād پولاد Persian
Persian word meaning "steel".

pŭlkŭ пълкъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "people, host, army".

punīta पुनीत Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "cleaned, purified".

pura पुर Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "fortress, city".

pūrṇimā पूर्णिमा Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "full moon".

purus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "clean, pure".

puruṣa पुरुष Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "man, person".

puṣpa पुष्प Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "flower".

puteus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "well (for water), pit".

putra पुत्र Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "child, son".

putrī पुत्री Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "daughter".

pyr πῦρ Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "fire".

pytt Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "pit, hole, well".

qadara قدر Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to have power, to be able".

qādir قادر Arabic
Arabic word meaning "capable, powerful, mighty".

qadīr قدير Arabic
Arabic word meaning "capable, powerful, mighty".

qamar قمر Arabic
Arabic word meaning "moon".

qan Medieval Turkic
Turkic word meaning "blood".

qana קָנָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to acquire, to purchase".

qaraʾa قرأ Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to read, to recite, to confess".

qarofa Polynesian
Polynesian word meaning "love".

qasama قسم Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to divide, to distribute".

qazaq қазақ Kazakh
Kazakh word meaning "Kazakh".

qisma قسمة Arabic
Arabic word meaning "fate".

qrt 𐤒𐤓𐤕 Phoenician
Phoenician word meaning "city".

quetzalli Aztec
Nahuatl word meaning "quetzal feather, precious thing".

quinque Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "five".

quintus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "fifth".

qum קוּם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to raise".

qurbān قربان Arabic
Arabic word meaning "sacrifice, sacrificial animal".

raʾa רָאָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to see, to perceive".

raʿa רָעָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to feed, to graze, shepherd".

racana रचन Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "creation, preparation".

rad 1 Old High German
Old High German word meaning "wheel".

rad 2 Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "counsel, advice".

rādhā राधा Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "success, prosperity".

raḍiya رضي Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to be satisfied, to be content".

radovati Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "to make happy, to gladden".

radŭ радъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "happy, willing".

ræd Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "counsel, advice".

ræde Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "prepared, prompt, ready".

rafa רָפָא Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to heal".

ragin 𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "law, decree, assessment, responsibility".

raginą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "counsel, advice, decision".

raha Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "roe deer".

raḥam רָחַם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to pity, to be compassionate, to love".

raḥav רָחַב Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to enlarge".

raḥīm رحيم Arabic
Arabic word meaning "merciful".

raḥima رحم Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to have mercy".

raḥma رحْمة Arabic
Arabic word meaning "mercy".

raḥman رحْمن Arabic
Arabic word meaning "merciful".

raʻi Tahitian
Tahitian word meaning "sky, heaven".

rāja राज Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "king".

rajā رجا Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to hope, to anticipate".

rajab رجب Arabic
Arabic word referring to the seventh month of the Islamic calendar.

rajanī रजनी Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "dark, night".

rajĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "paradise".

rājīva राजीव Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "striped".

rājya राज्य Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "kingship, empire, royalty".

rākā राका Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "full moon".

rama Old Persian (Hypothetical)
Old Persian word meaning "peace".

ramaḍān رمضان Arabic
Arabic word referring to the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.

raman 𐬭𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥 Avestan
Avestan word meaning "peace".

ramaṇa रमण Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "pleasing, delightful".

raml رمْل Arabic
Arabic word meaning "sand, geomancy, divination, magic".

ramos Medieval Baltic (Hypothetical)
Baltic word meaning "calm, peaceful".

rāṇā राणा Sanskrit
Sanskrit title meaning "king".

rana 2 Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "frog".

ranā رنا Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to gaze, to look intently".

randi Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "rim (of a shield)".

randiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "rim (of a shield)".

rāṇī राणी Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "queen".

rañjita रञ्जित Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "coloured, pleased, delighted".

rant Old High German
Old High German word meaning "rim (of a shield)".

ranta Medieval Finnic
Finnic word meaning "shore, beach".

ranŭ ранъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "early".

rasc Old High German
Old High German word meaning "quick".

rashada رشد Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to be on the right path, to be rightly guided".

rāshid راشد Arabic
Arabic word meaning "rightly guided, on the right way".

rashīd رشيد Arabic
Arabic word meaning "rightly guided, on the right way".

raśmi रश्मि Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "ray of sunlight, rope, cord".

rat Old High German
Old High German word meaning "counsel, advice".

ráð Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "counsel, advice".

rath Old Dutch, Old Saxon
Old Dutch and Old Saxon word meaning "wheel".

raþą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "wheel".

ratha रथ Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "chariot".

ratna रत्न Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "jewel, treasure".

raudaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "red".

rauxshna Old Persian (Hypothetical)
Old Persian word meaning "bright, shining".

ravi रवि Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "sun".

raw Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "row, line".

rawḍa روضة Arabic
Arabic word meaning "meadow, garden".

raz רָז Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "secret".

ṛc ऋच Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "praise, verse, sacred text".

re Sotho
Sotho-Tswana word meaning "we".

rè Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "go".

reaʿ רֵעַ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "friend".

read Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "red".

red Old Frisian
Old Frisian word meaning "counsel, advice".

rēdaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "counsel, advice".

regalis Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "regal, royal".

regin Old Norse, Old High German (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Norse, Old High German and Frankish word meaning "advice, counsel, decision". In Old Norse it acquired the meaning "power of the gods".

regina Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "queen" (feminine form of rex).

reginbogo Old High German
Old High German word meaning "rainbow".

regnum Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "royal power, reign".

regula Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "rule, bar".

reigaro Old High German
Old High German word meaning "heron".

reiks 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "ruler, king".

remedium Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "remedy".

rēnos Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "expanse of water, waterway".

reʿuṯ רְעוּת Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "female friend".

rex Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "king" (genitive regis).

rězati рѣзати Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "to cut".

rhipe ῥιπή Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "throw, swing".

rhodon ῥόδον Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "rose".

rhoe ῥοή Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "stream, river, flow".

rhyte ῥυτή Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "rue (herb)".

ri 1 Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "king".

rí Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "king".

riābu Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "to replace, to compensate".

rice Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "power, rule, realm" or "mighty, rich" (from rīkiją and rīkijaz, derivatives of rīks).

rico Medieval Spanish
Old Spanish word meaning "rich, wealthy" (of Germanic origin).

riḍan رضًا Arabic
Arabic word meaning "satisfaction, contentment".

ridan Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "to ride".

rīdaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to ride".

rígain Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "queen" (feminine form of rí).

rihhi Old High German
Old High German word meaning "kingdom, realm" or "rich, mighty" (from rīkiją and rīkijaz, derivatives of rīks).

ríkr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "ruler, king" or "mighty, rich" (from rīkijaz, a derivative of rīks).

rīks Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "ruler, king" (of Celtic origin).

rimti Medieval Baltic
Baltic word meaning "to calm down".

rīṇa रीण Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "melted".

rinna רִנָּה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "joy, singing, shouting".

ripa Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "riverbank".

riparius Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "of the riverbank".

rippel Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "coppice, grove, thicket".

ris Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "ardour, enthusiasm, glory".

risi Old High German, Old Saxon
Old High German and Old Saxon word meaning "giant".

ritan Old High German
Old High German word meaning "to ride".

ríða Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "to ride".

riuti Old High German
Old High German word meaning "cleared land".

riv רִיב Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to strive, to contend".

rivus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "stream".

rīxs Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "king".

riya रिय Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "singer".

rizq رزْق Arabic
Arabic word meaning "sustenance, boon, blessing".

rm 𐤓𐤌 Phoenician
Phoenician word meaning "to be high".

robur Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "oak".

rocca Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "rock", possibly of Celtic origin.

rod 1 Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "cleared land".

rod 2 Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "wheel".

rohaṇa रोहण Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "ascension".

rohiṇī रोहिणी Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "ascending".

rohita रोहित Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "red".

rokh رخ Persian
Persian word "face, cheek".

ron 2 רֹן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "joy, song, shout".

ron 3 Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "spear".

rona Sotho
Sotho-Tswana word meaning "us".

rǫnd Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "rim (of a shield)".

rosa 1 Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "rose".

rosa 2 роса Old Slavic (Hypothetical), Medieval Baltic (Hypothetical)
Slavic and Baltic word meaning "dew".

rosarium Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "rosary".

rōshan روشن Persian
Persian word meaning "light, bright".