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					Originally Posted by ariel
					
				 
				Dear Mercenary: 
And, BTW, Portugese version of the origin of Indian Pata traces it to the ( surprise,  surprise!)  Portugese word for paw:-) 
But if that what tickles your fancy, good luck to you! 
			
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 Again very interesting!
But pata without any surprises first of all meant  "wooden rapier". And there are a lot of information about pata-khilana and so )))