Where does “ਪੱਛਮੀ” come from?
ਪੱਛਮੀ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਪੱਛਮ, from Sanskrit पश्चिम, from Sanskrit पश्चा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pasčaH, from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁.
ਪੱਛਮੀ (Punjabi): western
Definitions
- western
Ancestry of “ਪੱਛਮੀ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਪੱਛਮ | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पश्चिम | west, western |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पश्चा | behind; after, later; westward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pasčaH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *pos-kʷéh₁ | — |