Where does “спахија” come from?

спахија (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish سپاهی, from Persian سپاهی, from Persian سپاه, from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwáHdʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁.

спахија (Macedonian): spahi

Definitions

  1. spahi

Ancestry of “спахија”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسپاهیsipahi, a feudal cavalryman in the Ottoman Turkish army
2Persianسپاهیsoldier; cavalryman; sepoy
3Persianسپاهarmy
4Proto-Iranian*cwáHdaharmy
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćwáHdʰaH—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwáHdʰaH →Every word from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdah →