Where does “spahi” come from?

spahi (Dutch) comes from French spahi, from Turkish sipahi, from Ottoman Turkish سپاهی, from Persian سپاهی, from Persian سپاه, from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwáHdʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁.

spahi (Dutch): A spahi

Definitions

  1. A spahi

Ancestry of “spahi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchspahiA spahi
2TurkishsipahiOttoman cavalry
3Ottoman Turkishسپاهیsipahi, a feudal cavalryman in the Ottoman Turkish army
4Persianسپاهیsoldier; cavalryman; sepoy
5Persianسپاهarmy
6Proto-Iranian*cwáHdaharmy
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćwáHdʰaH—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwáHdʰaH →Every word from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdah →