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Where does “wiḱ-pót-nih₂” come from?

wiḱ-pót-nih₂ (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European wiḱpótis, from Proto-Indo-European pótnih₂, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

wiḱ-pót-nih₂ (Proto-Indo-European): clan matriarch

Definitions

  1. clan matriarch

Ancestry of “wiḱ-pót-nih₂”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwiḱpótisclan chief; master of a household; lord
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpótnih₂wife
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “wiḱ-pót-nih₂”

  • zonjë
  • džotnja
  • dzwāptnjā
  • w(i)tspátnjā
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →