Where does “विश्पति” come from?

विश्पति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiśpátiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wićpátiš, from Proto-Indo-European wiḱpótis, from Proto-Indo-European pótnih₂, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

विश्पति (Sanskrit): the chief of a settlement or tribe, lord of the...

Definitions

  1. the chief of a settlement or tribe, lord of the...

Ancestry of “विश्पति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanwiśpátiṣ—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianwićpátiš—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwiḱpótisclan chief; master of a household; lord
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpótnih₂wife
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →