Where does “سپاهی” come from?
سپاهی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian سپاهی, from Persian سپاه, from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwáHdʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁.
سپاهی (Ottoman Turkish): sipahi, a feudal cavalryman in the Ottoman Turkish army
Definitions
- sipahi, a feudal cavalryman in the Ottoman Turkish army
Ancestry of “سپاهی”, step by step
سپاهی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian سپاهی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | سپاهی | soldier; cavalryman; sepoy |
| 2 | Persian | سپاه | army |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *cwáHdah | army |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ćwáHdʰaH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁ | — |
via Classical Persian سپاهی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | سپاهی | — |