Proto-Indo-European origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “white, pure” + “strength, power”
From *spitah (“white, pure”) + *amah (“strength, power”), cognate with Sanskrit अम (áma-, “strength”), Avestan 𐬇𐬨𐬀 (ə̄ma, “attacking power, strength, potence”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- (“take hold of; be strong”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬌𐬙𐬁𐬨𐬀 (Spitāma)..
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: SpitāmahCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

