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Where does “ਰੇਲਗੱਡੀ” come from?

ਰੇਲਗੱਡੀ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਰੇਲ, from English rail, from Middle English rail, from Old English regol, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

ਰੇਲਗੱਡੀ (Punjabi): railcar; train

Definitions

  1. railcar; train

Ancestry of “ਰੇਲਗੱਡੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਰੇਲrail
2EnglishrailA horizontal bar extending between supports and...
3Middle Englishrail—
4Old Englishregola rule; a ruler
5Latinrēgula—
6Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
7Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
8Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
9Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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