विश्पति

Sanskrit

noun
Definitions
  • the chief of a settlement or tribe, lord of the house or of the people (also applied to Agni and Indra) (, , )
  • (in dual) "master and mistress of the house"
  • (in the plural) "kings" or, "head-merchants" ()

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wiśpátiṣ inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wićpátiš inherited from Proto-Indo-European *wiḱpótis (clan leader).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wiḱpótis

Gloss

clan leader

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