Where does “ਪੱਸਲੀ” come from?

ਪੱਸਲੀ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit पर्शु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

ਪੱਸਲੀ (Punjabi): rib

Definitions

  1. rib

Ancestry of “ਪੱਸਲੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपर्शुa rib; curved knife, sickle; name of a man
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Sanskrit पर्शु →
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