Where does “पुलिसवाला” come from?
पुलिसवाला (Hindi) comes from Hindi पुलिस, from English police, from Middle French police, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
पुलिसवाला (Hindi): policeman
Definitions
- policeman
Ancestry of “पुलिसवाला”, step by step
पुलिसवाला traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi पुलिस
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | पुलिस | the police |
| 2 | English | police | A civil force granted the legal authority for law... |
| 3 | Middle French | police | governance; management |
| 4 | Latin | polītīa | state, government, administration |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολιτεία | the relation in which a citizen stands to the... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Hindi वाला
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | वाला | person in charge |