Where does “ਜਲ ਸੈਨਾ” come from?
ਜਲ ਸੈਨਾ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਜਲ, from Sanskrit जल, from Sanskrit जल् — to be sharp; to be stiff or dull.
ਜਲ ਸੈਨਾ (Punjabi): navy
Ancestry of “ਜਲ ਸੈਨਾ”, step by step
ਜਲ ਸੈਨਾ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Punjabi ਜਲ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਜਲ | water mostly used in compounds |
| 2 | Sanskrit | जल | stupid, unintelligent, dumb; a stupid man, idiot;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जल् | to be sharp; to be stiff or dull |
via Punjabi ਸੈਨਾ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਸੈਨਾ | army, troops, military |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सेना | an army, armament, battle-array, armed force;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sáynaH | army, troop; horde, band |