< Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic
Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/pótnia
Proto-Hellenic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *pótnih₂. Cognate with Sanskrit पत्नी (patnī, “mistress, wife”), Lithuanian pati (“wife”).
Noun
*pótnia f
- mistress, lady
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
- *pótis (“husband”)
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: πότνια (pótnia)
- Mycenaean Greek: 𐀡𐀴𐀛𐀊 (po-ti-ni-ja)