Where does “ਸਾਹ” come from?

ਸਾਹ (Punjabi) comes from Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀲, from Sanskrit श्वास, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwāsás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwos-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwes- — to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...

ਸਾਹ (Punjabi): breath, + to take a breath

Definitions

  1. breath, + to take a breath

Ancestry of “ਸਾਹ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀲𑀸𑀲breath
2Sanskritश्वासbreath; sigh; panting
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćwāsás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwos-ó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwes-to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...

Words derived from “ਸਾਹ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwos-ó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwāsás →