Where does “برق انداز” come from?

برق انداز (Persian) comes from Persian انداختن, from Pahlavi handāxtan, from Proto-Iranian ham-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

برق انداز (Persian): A musketeer, as posted in Mughal administration...

Definitions

  1. A musketeer, as posted in Mughal administration...

Ancestry of “برق انداز”, step by step

برق انداز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian انداختن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianانداختنto throw; to eject; to cast
2Pahlavihandāxtan—
3Proto-Iranianham-together, joint, paired
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-together, joint, paired
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Persian برق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبرقelectricity; brilliance, glint, flash, sparkle;...
2Arabicبَرْقlightning, flashing, shining, dazzling

Words derived from “برق انداز”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam- →Every word from Proto-Iranian ham- →