Where does “सिपाही” come from?
सिपाही (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian سپاهی, from Persian سپاه, from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwáHdʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁.
सिपाही (Hindi): soldier, fighter; pawn
Definitions
- soldier, fighter; pawn
Ancestry of “सिपाही”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | سپاهی | — |
| 2 | Persian | سپاه | army |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *cwáHdah | army |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ćwáHdʰaH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁ | — |