Where does “खलाशी” come from?

खलाशी (Marathi) comes from Classical Persian خلاصی, from Classical Persian خلاشی, from Persian ی, from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

खलाशी (Marathi): seaman, sailor

Definitions

  1. seaman, sailor

Ancestry of “खलाशी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخلاصی—
2Classical Persianخلاشیsailor
3Persianیthe grammatical particle ezafe; see...
4Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
5Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
6Hebrewעַיִןeye

Words derived from “खलाशी”

Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic ي →