Where does “ਨਾਨਬਾਈ” come from?
ਨਾਨਬਾਈ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਬਾਈ, from Sanskrit द्वाविंशति, from Sanskrit विंशति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwiHśatí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwiHćati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wih₁ḱm̥t, from Proto-Indo-European dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti — two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten.
ਨਾਨਬਾਈ (Punjabi): baker
Definitions
- baker
Ancestry of “ਨਾਨਬਾਈ”, step by step
ਨਾਨਬਾਈ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Punjabi ਬਾਈ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਬਾਈ | twenty two |
| 2 | Sanskrit | द्वाविंशति | twenty-two |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विंशति | twenty, a score |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | HwiHśatí | twenty |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwiHćati | twenty |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wih₁ḱm̥t | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti | two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten |