From Sanskritदम्पति(dampati); An original phrase from Proto-Indo-European*déms-pótis(“master of the house”), from *dṓm(“house”) (whence also Sanskrit दम(dáma, “house, home”)) , and *pótis(“master”) (whence also Sanskrit पति(páti, “lord, master; husband”)). Cognate with Ancient Greek δεσπότης(despótēs, “lord, master”).