Where does “ਅਕ਼ਲਮੰਦ” come from?
ਅਕ਼ਲਮੰਦ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਅਕ਼ਲ, from Old Punjabi ਅਕਲਿ, from Arabic عقل, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.
ਅਕ਼ਲਮੰਦ (Punjabi): intelligent, astute, wise, sensible, sagacious, prudent
Definitions
- intelligent, astute, wise, sensible, sagacious, prudent
Ancestry of “ਅਕ਼ਲਮੰਦ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਅਕ਼ਲ | intelligence, intellect, reason, reasoning, facility, understanding, wit, wisdom, sagacity, perspicacity |
| 2 | Old Punjabi | ਅਕਲਿ | reason, sense, understanding |
| 3 | Arabic | عقل | verbal noun of عَقَلَ; understanding, reason,... |
| 4 | Classical Persian | جَان | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |