Where does “پنجابیت” come from?
پنجابیت (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi پنجابی, from Punjabi پنجاب, from Persian پنجاب, from Persian آب, from Arabic آب, from Classical Syriac ܐܒ, from Aramaic אב, from Akkadian Abum — father.
پنجابیت (Punjabi): Punjabi culture
Definitions
- Punjabi culture
Ancestry of “پنجابیت”, step by step
پنجابیت traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Punjabi پنجابی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | پنجابی | Punjabi |
| 2 | Punjabi | پنجاب | — |
| 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 |
via Punjabi ت
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ت | Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality |