Where does “Panjabiness” come from?
Panjabiness (English) comes from English Panjabi, 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 — water, body of water.
Panjabiness (English): Alternative form of Punjabiness
Definitions
- Alternative form of Punjabiness
Ancestry of “Panjabiness”, step by step
Panjabiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Panjabi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Panjabi | Alternative form of Punjabi |
| 2 | Punjabi | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | Punjabi |
| 3 | Punjabi | ਪੰਜਾਬ | — |
| 4 | Classical Persian | پنجاب | — |
| 5 | Classical Persian | آب | water |
| 6 | Middle Persian | ʾp̄ | water |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 | into the water |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | Hā́fš | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hā́ps | water |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |