Where does “सभापति” come from?

सभापति (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.

सभापति (Sanskrit): the president or chairman of an assembly or council

Definitions

  1. the president or chairman of an assembly or council

Ancestry of “सभापति”, step by step

सभापति 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 सभा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसभाan assembly, congregation, meeting, council,...
2Sanskrit-एयforms adjectives from nouns, often with patronymic/matronymic value

Words derived from “सभापति”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →