Where does “माता-पिता” come from?

माता-पिता (Hindi) comes from Hindi पिता, from Sanskrit पिता, from Indo-Iranian *pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

माता-पिता (Hindi): parents

Definitions

  1. parents

Ancestry of “माता-पिता”, step by step

माता-पिता traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi पिता

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपिताfather
2Sanskritपिताmasculine nominative singular of पितृ
3Indo-Iranian*pHtā́—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Hindi माता

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमाताmother
2Sanskritमातृmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Indo-Iranian *pHtā́ →