Where does “पितृयाण” come from?

पितृयाण (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit यान, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

पितृयाण (Sanskrit): leading to the fathers; the path leading to the...

Definitions

  1. leading to the fathers; the path leading to the...

Ancestry of “पितृयाण”, step by step

पितृयाण traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit यान

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
2Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
3Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

via Sanskrit पितृ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपितृa father; paternal ancestor
2Proto-Indo-IranianpHtā́father
3Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam →