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.
Ancestry of “बरक़ंदाज़”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | برق انداز | A musketeer, as posted in Mughal administration... |
| 2 | Persian | انداختن | to throw; to eject; to cast |
| 3 | Pahlavi | handāxtan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | ham- | together, joint, paired |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |