Where does “पितामह” come from?
पितामह (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit पितृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
पितामह (Sanskrit): paternal grandfather
Definitions
- paternal grandfather
Ancestry of “पितामह”, step by step
पितामह traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.