पट्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Perhaps from a t-extension of Proto-Indo-European *(s)pelH- (to split off, separate) and thus related to German spalten (to cleave) via Fortunatov's Law.

Pronunciation

Root

पट् • (paṭ)

  1. to flow
  2. to split, open, burst asunder
  3. to string together, wrap
  4. to speak or shine
  5. to split, burst, cleave, tear, pierce, break, pluck out, remove

Derived terms

  • पटति (paṭati)
  • पटयति (paṭayati)
  • पपाट (papāṭa)
  • पाटयति (pāṭayati)
  • पात्यते (pātyate)

References

  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 67