Where does “ปิตาธิปไตย” come from?

ปิตาธิปไตย (Thai) comes from Thai ปิตา, from Pali pitā, from Sanskrit पिता, from Indo-Iranian *pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

ปิตาธิปไตย (Thai): patriarchy

Definitions

  1. patriarchy

Ancestry of “ปิตาธิปไตย”, step by step

ปิตาธิปไตย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ปิตา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปิตาfather
2Palipitādrunk, imbibed
3Sanskritपिताmasculine nominative singular of पितृ
4Indo-Iranian*pHtā́
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Thai อธิปไตย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอธิปไตยsovereignty
2Paliādhipateyyalordship, domination, power
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗrEvery word from Indo-Iranian *pHtā́