Where does “ਸਿਪਾਹੀ” come from?
ਸਿਪਾਹੀ (Punjabi) comes from Classical Persian سپاهی, from Persian سپاه, from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwáHdʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁.
ਸਿਪਾਹੀ (Punjabi): soldier
Definitions
- soldier
Ancestry of “ਸਿਪਾਹੀ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | سپاهی | — |
| 2 | Persian | سپاه | army |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *cwáHdah | army |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ćwáHdʰaH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁ | — |