Where does “पितृमेध” come from?

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

पितृमेध (Sanskrit): sacrifice to the ancestors; name of a text

Definitions

  1. sacrifice to the ancestors; name of a text

Ancestry of “पितृमेध”, step by step

पितृमेध traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit पितृ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपितृa father; paternal ancestor
2Proto-Indo-IranianpHtā́father
3Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Sanskrit मेध

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमेधjuice of meat, broth, nourishing or strengthening...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pHtā́ →