Where does “sipahi” come from?
sipahi (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.
Ancestry of “sipahi”, step by step
sipahi 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 | — |