Where does “-pt'” come from?

-pt' (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátiš, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

-pt' (Middle Persian): lord, master

Definitions

  1. lord, master

Ancestry of “-pt'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianpátišmaster, lord; husband
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
3Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
4Proto-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 →