Where does “మాతాపితలు” come from?

మాతాపితలు (Telugu) comes from Telugu పిత, from Sanskrit पिता, from Indo-Iranian *pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

మాతాపితలు (Telugu): mother and father; parents

Definitions

  1. mother and father; parents

Ancestry of “మాతాపితలు”, step by step

మాతాపితలు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పిత

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపితfather
2Sanskritपिताmasculine nominative singular of पितृ
3Indo-Iranian*pHtā́—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Telugu మాత

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమాతmother
2Sanskritमातृmother
3Proto-Indo-AryanmáHtā—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmáHtāmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Indo-Iranian *pHtā́ →