Where does “փենջաբի” come from?
փենջաբի (Armenian) comes from Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, from Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬ, from Classical Persian پنجاب, from Classical Persian آب, from Middle Persian ʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps — water, body of water.
փենջաբի (Armenian): Punjabi
Ancestry of “փենջաբի”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | Punjabi |
| 2 | Punjabi | ਪੰਜਾਬ | — |
| 3 | Classical Persian | پنجاب | — |
| 4 | Classical Persian | آب | water |
| 5 | Middle Persian | ʾp̄ | water |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 | into the water |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | Hā́fš | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hā́ps | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |