Where does “بندی” come from?

بندی (Gawar-Bati) comes from Urdu بندی, from Sanskrit बन्दिन्, from Persian بندی, from Persian بند, from Proto-Iranian *bandáh.

بندی (Gawar-Bati): prisoner, captive

Definitions

  1. prisoner, captive

Ancestry of “بندی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduبندیprisoner; captive; slave
2Sanskritबन्दिन्prisoner, captive
3Persianبندیprisoner
4Persianبندband, tie, fastening, ligature, bandage, chain,...
5Proto-Iranian*bandáh—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *bandáh →Every word from Persian بند →Every word from Persian بندی →