Where does “wiḱpótis” come from?

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

wiḱpótis (Proto-Indo-European): clan chief; master of a household; lord

Definitions

  1. clan chief; master of a household; lord

Ancestry of “wiḱpótis”, step by step

wiḱpótis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European pótnih₂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpótnih₂wife
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
3Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “wiḱpótis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →