Where does “वानस्पतिक” come from?
वानस्पतिक (Hindi) comes from Hindi वनस्पति, from Sanskrit वनस्पति, from Sanskrit पति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátiš, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.
वानस्पतिक (Hindi): botanical
Ancestry of “वानस्पतिक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | वनस्पति | plant, vegetation; vegetable |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वनस्पति | ‘king of the wood’, a forest tree; stem, trunk,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पति | husband; lord, master; master, owner, possessor,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pátiš | master, lord; husband |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |