Where does “pendżabski” come from?
pendżabski (Polish) comes from Polish Pendżab, from Ottoman Turkish پَنْجاب, from Persian پنجاب, from Persian آب, from Arabic آب, from Classical Syriac ܐܒ, from Aramaic אב, from Akkadian Abum — father.
pendżabski (Polish): Punjabi, of Punjab
Definitions
- Punjabi, of Punjab
Ancestry of “pendżabski”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Pendżab | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پَنْجاب | — |
| 3 | Persian | پنجاب | the Five Rivers |
| 4 | Persian | آب | water; liquid; juice |
| 5 | Arabic | آب | to return, to come back; to repent; to incur,... |
| 6 | Classical Syriac | ܐܒ | August |
| 7 | Aramaic | אב | absolute form of אַבָּא |
| 8 | Akkadian | Abum | Abu, the fifth month of the Babylonian calendar (approximately July-August) |
| 9 | Proto-Semitic | ʔabw- | father |
| 10 | Proto-Afroasiatic | ʔab- | father |