Where does “પિતામહ” come from?

પિતામહ (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit पितामह, from Sanskrit पितृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

પિતામહ (Gujarati): paternal grandfather

Definitions

  1. paternal grandfather

Ancestry of “પિતામહ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपितामहpaternal grandfather
2Sanskritपितृa father; paternal ancestor
3Proto-Indo-IranianpHtā́father
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pHtā́ →