Where does “पाति” come from?

पाति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit पङ्क्ति, from Sanskrit पञ्च, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

पाति (Sanskrit): to watch, keep, preserve; to protect from, defend...

Definitions

  1. to watch, keep, preserve; to protect from, defend...

Ancestry of “पाति”, step by step

पाति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit पङ्क्ति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपङ्क्तिa group of five
2Sanskritपञ्चcombining form of पञ्चन्; five
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpánća—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpánčafive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Proto-Indo-Iranian páHti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianpáHti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća →