Where does “ਬੰਦਾ” come from?

ਬੰਦਾ (Punjabi) comes from Persian بنده, from Old Persian 𐎲𐎭𐎣, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

ਬੰਦਾ (Punjabi): man, male; slave, servant

Definitions

  1. man, male; slave, servant

Ancestry of “ਬੰਦਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبندهservant; slave; API •
2Old Persian𐎲𐎭𐎣loyal subject, servant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Old Persian 𐎲𐎭𐎣 →Every word from Persian بنده →