Where does “ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹੀਆ” come from?
ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹੀਆ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹ, from Persian تنخواه, from Persian تن, from English ton, from English tun, from Middle English tunne, from Old English tunne, from Proto-Germanic tunnǭ — to stretch, string; to cut.
ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹੀਆ (Punjabi): accused; fined; punished by Sikh ecclesiastical...
Definitions
- accused; fined; punished by Sikh ecclesiastical...
Ancestry of “ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹੀਆ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹ | fine, penalty |
| 2 | Persian | تنخواه | funds, capital |
| 3 | Persian | تن | body; person; tonne |
| 4 | English | ton | A unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000... |
| 5 | English | tun | A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the... |
| 6 | Middle English | tunne | cask; barrel |
| 7 | Old English | tunne | barrel, cask |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tunnǭ | — |
| 9 | Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |