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
- A musketeer, as posted in Mughal administration...
Ancestry of “برق انداز”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | انداختن | to throw; to eject; to cast |
| 2 | Pahlavi | handāxtan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | ham- | together, joint, paired |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |