Where does “बरक़ंदाज़” come from?

बरक़ंदाज़ (Hindi) comes from Persian برق انداز, from Persian انداختن, from Pahlavi handāxtan, from Proto-Iranian ham-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

बरक़ंदाज़ (Hindi): watchman

Definitions

  1. watchman

Ancestry of “बरक़ंदाज़”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبرق اندازA musketeer, as posted in Mughal administration...
2Persianانداختنto throw; to eject; to cast
3Pahlavihandāxtan—
4Proto-Iranianham-together, joint, paired
5Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-together, joint, paired
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “बरक़ंदाज़”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam- →Every word from Proto-Iranian ham- →