Where does “ന്യായാധിപതി” come from?

ന്യായാധിപതി (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam അധിപതി, from Sanskrit अधिपति, 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.

ന്യായാധിപതി (Malayalam): judge

Definitions

  1. judge

Ancestry of “ന്യായാധിപതി”, step by step

ന്യായാധിപതി traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam അധിപതി

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഅധിപതിchief; head
2Sanskritअधिपतिlord; overlord; etc
3Sanskritपतिhusband; lord, master; master, owner, possessor,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpátišmaster, lord; husband
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Malayalam ന്യായം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamന്യായംjustice
2Sanskritन्यायthat into which a thing goes back i.e. an...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pótis
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