Where does “ధర్మపత్ని” come from?

ధర్మపత్ని (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit पत्नी, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátniH, from Proto-Indo-European pótnih₂, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

ధర్మపత్ని (Telugu): A lawfully married wife

Definitions

  1. A lawfully married wife

Ancestry of “ధర్మపత్ని”, step by step

ధర్మపత్ని traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit पत्नी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपत्नीfemale possessor, mistress; wife
2Proto-Indo-IranianpátniHwife
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpótnih₂wife
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Sanskrit धर्म

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधर्मmorality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰármas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →