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ancestral meaning in Sanskrit

पित्र्य pítrya

US/ænˈsɛs.təɹ.əl/

ancestral in Sanskrit: पित्र्य (pítrya), पूर्विन् (pūrvin). In English, ancestral means of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors.

Sanskrit words for ancestral

ancestral; paternal
पित्र्य pítrya
ancestral
पूर्विन् pūrvin

English meaning of ancestral

  1. adjective Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors.
  2. noun An ancestor or forbear.
  3. noun A descendant of one's ancestors.
  4. noun An elderly relative.

Full definition of ancestral

ancestral in a sentence

  • one’s ancestral home

ancestral in other languages

Questions about ancestral in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of ancestral in Sanskrit?
Ancestral in Sanskrit is पित्र्य (pítrya), पूर्विन् (pūrvin).
ancestral इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Ancestral: पित्र्य (pítrya), पूर्विन् (pūrvin).
What does ancestral mean in English?
Ancestral means of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “ancestral”: पित्र्य, पूर्विन्. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: ancestral (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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