Where does “ਕੁਰਾਹ” come from?

ਕੁਰਾਹ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਕੁ, from Punjabi ਇੱਕ, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ਕੁਰਾਹ (Punjabi): wrong path

Definitions

  1. wrong path

Ancestry of “ਕੁਰਾਹ”, step by step

ਕੁਰਾਹ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਕੁ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਕੁapproximately, roughly, nearly
2Punjabiਇੱਕone
3Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Punjabi ਰਾਹ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਰਾਹpathway
2Persianراهroad; way; path
3Middle Persianlʾsway; road, way
4Proto-IranianHrāθáhroad, way
5Proto-Indo-IranianHrātʰáschariot
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll
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