Where does “ਰਾਹ” come from?

ਰਾਹ (Punjabi) comes from Persian راه, from Middle Persian lʾs, from Proto-Iranian Hrāθáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrātʰás, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

ਰਾਹ (Punjabi): pathway

Definitions

  1. pathway

Ancestry of “ਰਾਹ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianراهroad; way; path
2Middle Persianlʾsway; road, way
3Proto-IranianHrāθáhroad, way
4Proto-Indo-IranianHrātʰáschariot
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

Words derived from “ਰਾਹ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrātʰás →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hrāθáh →