Where does “nipatati” come from?

nipatati (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.

nipatati (Pali): to fall down

Definitions

  1. to fall down

Ancestry of “nipatati”, step by step

nipatati 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 Pali ni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palini
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂etiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátati