Where does “nápāts” come from?

nápāts (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian nápāts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

Ancestry of “nápāts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniannápātsdescendant; grandson
2Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nápāts →