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