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Where does “sipaio” come from?

sipaio (Portuguese) comes from Urdu سپاہی, from Classical Persian سپاهی, from Persian سپاه, from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwáHdʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁.

sipaio (Portuguese): sepoy

Definitions

  1. sepoy

Ancestry of “sipaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduسپاہیsoldier
2Classical Persianسپاهی—
3Persianسپاهarmy
4Proto-Iranian*cwáHdah—
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćwáHdʰaH—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁—

Words derived from “sipaio”

  • cipayo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁ →