Where does “पिता” come from?

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

पिता (Marathi): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “पिता”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपिताmasculine nominative singular of पितृ
2Indo-Iranian*pHtā́—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Indo-Iranian *pHtā́ →