Where does “इसपात” come from?

इसपात (Maithili) comes from Portuguese espada, from Old Portuguese espada, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

इसपात (Maithili): steel

Definitions

  1. steel

Ancestry of “इसपात”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseespadasword; épée
2Old Portugueseespada—
3Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
4Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
5Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθη →Every word from Latin spatha →