Where does “ਅੱਧ” come from?

ਅੱਧ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit अर्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

ਅੱਧ (Punjabi): half, a half portion

Definitions

  1. half, a half portion

Ancestry of “ਅੱਧ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअर्धhalf, halved, forming a half; the half; one part...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHárdʰasdivision, half
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁érdʰ-o-s
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “ਅੱਧ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas