Where does “पितृ” come from?

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

पितृ (Sanskrit): a father; paternal ancestor

Definitions

  1. a father; paternal ancestor

Ancestry of “पितृ”, step by step

पितृ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian pHtā́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianpHtā́father
2Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Indo-Iranian *pHtā́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*pHtā́—

Words derived from “पितृ”

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