Where does “ಪತ್ನಿ” come from?
ಪತ್ನಿ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit पत्नी, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátniH, from Proto-Indo-European pótnih₂, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.
ಪತ್ನಿ (Kannada): a wife
Ancestry of “ಪತ್ನಿ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | पत्नी | female possessor, mistress; wife |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pátniH | wife |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pótnih₂ | wife |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |