Where does “punjabi” come from?

punjabi (English) comes from Classical Persian پنجابی, 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

punjabi (English): Of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language

Ancestry of “punjabi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپنجابی—
2Classical Persianپنجاب—
3Classical Persianآبwater
4Middle Persianʾp̄water
5Old Persian𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠into the water
6Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
7Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “punjabi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →