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