Where does “सिपर” come from?

सिपर (Hindi) comes from Persian سپر, from Middle Persian spl, from Old Persian *sparah.

सिपर (Hindi): a shield, a handheld defensive armour

Definitions

  1. a shield, a handheld defensive armour

Ancestry of “सिपर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسپرshield; bumper
2Middle Persiansplshield
3Old Persian*sparah—
Every word from Old Persian *sparah →Every word from Middle Persian spl →Every word from Persian سپر →