Where does “पेशी” come from?

पेशी (Hindi) comes from Persian پیشی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

पेशी (Hindi): muscle; sinew; muscular coordination

Definitions

  1. muscle; sinew; muscular coordination

Ancestry of “पेशी”, step by step

पेशी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian پیشی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپیشیpussy, pussy-cat, kitty
2PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
3Middle Persian-yk'
4Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Sanskrit पेशी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपेशीmuscle; sheath, scabbard; peel or rind of a fruit
2Sanskritपिश्to carve, prepare meat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
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