Where does “പത്നി” come from?

പത്നി (Malayalam) 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.

പത്നി (Malayalam): wife

Definitions

  1. wife

Ancestry of “പത്നി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपत्नीfemale possessor, mistress; wife
2Proto-Indo-IranianpátniHwife
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpótnih₂wife
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →