Where does “பத்தி” come from?

பத்தி (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit पङ्क्ति, from Sanskrit पञ्च, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

பத்தி (Tamil): devotion (as to God, a guru, a king, etc.), bhakti

Definitions

  1. devotion (as to God, a guru, a king, etc.), bhakti

Ancestry of “பத்தி”, step by step

பத்தி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit पङ्क्ति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपङ्क्तिa group of five
2Sanskritपञ्चcombining form of पञ्चन्; five
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpánća—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpánčafive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Old Tamil 𑀧𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tamil𑀧𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺bhakti

Words derived from “பத்தி”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća →