Proto-Indo-European origin
Source-reportedFrom Proto-Iranian *HaHtr̥paHtah, from *HáHtr̥š (“Fire; fire”) + *paHtáh (“protected”), from Proto-Iranian *paHtáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *paHtás, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-tó-s, from *peh₂- (“to protect”) + *-tós. Doublet of *Ātr̥pātah.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: ĀçipātahCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

