Where does “पिता” come from?

पिता (Sanskrit) comes from Indo-Iranian *pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

पिता (Sanskrit): masculine nominative singular of पितृ

Definitions

  1. masculine nominative singular of पितृ

Ancestry of “पिता”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*pHtā́—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “पिता”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Indo-Iranian *pHtā́ →