Where does “മാതാപിതാക്കൾ” come from?

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

മാതാപിതാക്കൾ (Malayalam): parents

Definitions

  1. parents

Ancestry of “മാതാപിതാക്കൾ”, step by step

മാതാപിതാക്കൾ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam പിതാവ്

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

via Malayalam മാതാവ്

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമാതാവ്mother
2Sanskritमाताmother
3Indo-Iranian*máHtā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Indo-Iranian *pHtā́ →