Where does “डाकवाला” come from?

डाकवाला (Hindi) comes from Hindi डाक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ḍakkas.

डाकवाला (Hindi): postman, mailman, mail carrier

Definitions

  1. postman, mailman, mail carrier

Ancestry of “डाकवाला”, step by step

डाकवाला traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi डाक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiडाकmail, post; dak
2Proto-Indo-Aryanḍakkas

via Hindi वाला

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiवालाperson in charge
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ḍakkasEvery word from Hindi डाक