Where does “anupatati” come from?

anupatati (Pali) comes from Pali patati, from Sanskrit पतति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pátati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátati, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

anupatati (Pali): to fall upon

Definitions

  1. to fall upon

Ancestry of “anupatati”, step by step

anupatati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali patati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipatatito fall down; to alight; to jump
2Sanskritपततिto fly, soar, rush on; to fall down or off,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpátati—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpátati—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Proto-Turkic anu-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicanu-—
2Sanskritअनु-after, along, alongside; near to, with; according...
3Sanskritस्वर्the sun; sunshine, light; sky, heaven
4Proto-Indo-IraniansúHarthe sun
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátati →
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