Where does “राष्ट्रपति” come from?

राष्ट्रपति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit पति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátiš, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

राष्ट्रपति (Sanskrit): lord of a kingdom, a sovereign

Definitions

  1. lord of a kingdom, a sovereign

Ancestry of “राष्ट्रपति”, step by step

राष्ट्रपति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit पति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपतिhusband; lord, master; master, owner, possessor,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpátišmaster, lord; husband
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Sanskrit राष्ट्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritराष्ट्रa kingdom, realm, empire, dominion, district, country
2Sanskritधृतराष्ट्रKing of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas

Words derived from “राष्ट्रपति

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pótis