Where does “pati-” come from?

pati- (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Iranian *rādi-, from Proto-Iranian *rād-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HraHdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

pati- (Proto-Iranian): against, toward; lord

Definitions

  1. against, toward; lord

Ancestry of “pati-”, step by step

pati- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian *rādi-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*rādi-—
2Proto-Iranian*rād-—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHraHdʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Proto-Indo-Iranian *práti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*práti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprótitowards

Words derived from “pati-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- →
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