Where does “पितृव्या” come from?

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

पितृव्या (Sanskrit): paternal aunt, the wife of one’s father’s brother

Definitions

  1. paternal aunt, the wife of one’s father’s brother

Ancestry of “पितृव्या”, step by step

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

Words derived from “पितृव्या”

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