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Where does “سپاهی” come from?

سپاهی (Classical Persian) comes from Persian سپاه, from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwáHdʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁.

Ancestry of “سپاهی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسپاهarmy
2Proto-Iranian*cwáHdah—
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćwáHdʰaH—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁—

Words derived from “سپاهی”

  • सिपाही
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁ →