Where does “ఉపరాష్ట్రపతి” come from?
ఉపరాష్ట్రపతి (Telugu) comes from Telugu రాష్ట్రపతి, from Hindi राष्ट्रपति, from Sanskrit राष्ट्रपति, 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.
ఉపరాష్ట్రపతి (Telugu): vice president
Definitions
- vice president
Ancestry of “ఉపరాష్ట్రపతి”, step by step
ఉపరాష్ట్రపతి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu రాష్ట్రపతి
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | రాష్ట్రపతి | president |
| 2 | Hindi | राष्ट्रपति | leader of a country, president |
| 3 | Sanskrit | राष्ट्रपति | lord of a kingdom, a sovereign |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पति | husband; lord, master; master, owner, possessor,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pátiš | master, lord; husband |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via Telugu ఉప
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | ఉప | Alternative form of ఉప- |