Where does “पितृहत्या” come from?

पितृहत्या (Hindi) comes from Hindi हत्या, from Sanskrit हत्या, from Sanskrit -त्या, from Sanskrit -त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

पितृहत्या (Hindi): patricide

Definitions

  1. patricide

Ancestry of “पितृहत्या”, step by step

पितृहत्या traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi हत्या

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहत्याmurder, assassination, killing
2Sanskritहत्याkilling, slaying, slaughter, murder
3Sanskrit-त्या—
4Sanskrit-त-ed
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via Hindi पितृ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपितृfather; paternal ancestor
2Sanskritपितृa father; paternal ancestor
3Proto-Indo-IranianpHtā́father
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Sanskrit -त →Every word from Sanskrit -त्या →