Where does “పితృపక్షము” come from?

పితృపక్షము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit पितृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

పితృపక్షము (Telugu): the fortnight dedicated to the ancestors

Definitions

  1. the fortnight dedicated to the ancestors

Ancestry of “పితృపక్షము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपितृa father; paternal ancestor
2Proto-Indo-IranianpHtā́father
3Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pHtā́ →