Where does “ਸੱਪ ਪੌੜੀ” come from?

ਸੱਪ ਪੌੜੀ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਪੌੜੀ, from Punjabi -ਈ, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

ਸੱਪ ਪੌੜੀ (Punjabi): snakes and ladders board game

Definitions

  1. snakes and ladders board game

Ancestry of “ਸੱਪ ਪੌੜੀ”, step by step

ਸੱਪ ਪੌੜੀ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਪੌੜੀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਪੌੜੀladder
2Punjabi-ਈrelating to, forms adjectives from nouns
3Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Punjabi ਸੱਪ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਸੱਪsnake, serpent
2Sanskritसर्पcreeping, crawling, stealing along; a snake,...
3Sanskritसृप्to creep, crawl, glide, slink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanserp-to creep, crawl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Sanskrit -इन् →Every word from Punjabi -ਈ →