नपात्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *nápāts (grandson, descendant), from Proto-Indo-European *népōts (descendant, nephew). Cognates include Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬞𐬁𐬝 (napāt̰), Old Persian 𐎴𐎱𐎠 (n-p-a /⁠napā⁠/), Latin nepōs, Ancient Greek ἀνεψιός (anepsiós), Old English nefa (whence English neve).

Pronunciation

Noun

नपात् • (nápāt) stem, m (feminine नप्ती)

  1. descendant, offspring, son
  2. grandson (in later language restricted to this sense)
  3. name of one of the Vishvedevas
  4. path of the gods (?)

Declension

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Noun

नपात् • (nápāt) stem, f

  1. granddaughter (?)

References

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