Where does “ਅੱਧਕ” come from?
ਅੱਧਕ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਅੱਧ, from Sanskrit अर्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
ਅੱਧਕ (Punjabi): adhak ੱ superscript diacritic of the
Definitions
- adhak ੱ superscript diacritic of the
Ancestry of “ਅੱਧਕ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਅੱਧ | half, a half portion |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अर्ध | half, halved, forming a half; the half; one part... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hárdʰas | division, half |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁érdʰ-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |