Where does “ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣੀ” come from?
ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣੀ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ, from Sanskrit विशेषण, from Sanskrit विशिष्, from Sanskrit वि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.
ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣੀ (Punjabi): adjectival
Definitions
- adjectival
Ancestry of “ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣੀ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ | epithet, attribute, modifier |
| 2 | Sanskrit | विशेषण | adjective |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विशिष् | to distinguish, make distinct or different, particularise, specify, define |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वि | apart; asunder; in different directions |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wí | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wí | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |