Where does “विघ्नपति” come from?

विघ्नपति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit विघ्न, from Sanskrit विघन, from Sanskrit वि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

विघ्नपति (Sanskrit): lord of obstacles

Definitions

  1. lord of obstacles

Ancestry of “विघ्नपति”, step by step

विघ्नपति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit विघ्न

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविघ्नa breaker, destroyer; an obstacle, impediment,...
2Sanskritविघन—
3Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwí—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwí—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí →
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