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), English nephew.

Pronunciation

Noun

नपात् (nápāt) m

  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 (?)

Noun

नपात् (nápāt) f

  1. granddaughter

References

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