Where does “ਪੱਛਮ” come from?
ਪੱਛਮ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit पश्चिम, from Sanskrit पश्चा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pasčaH, from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁.
Ancestry of “ਪੱਛਮ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | पश्चिम | west, western |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पश्चा | behind; after, later; westward |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pasčaH | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *pos-kʷéh₁ | — |