Where does “सिपाही” come from?

सिपाही (Nepali) comes from Hindi सिपाही, 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 (Nepali): soldier; pawn

Definitions

  1. soldier; pawn

Ancestry of “सिपाही”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसिपाहीsoldier, fighter; pawn
2Classical Persianسپاهی—
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 →