Where does “spahiesc” come from?

spahiesc (Romanian) comes from Romanian spahiu, from Ottoman Turkish sipahi, from Persian سپاهی, from Persian سپاه, from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwáHdʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁.

spahiesc (Romanian): sipahi

Definitions

  1. sipahi

Ancestry of “spahiesc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianspahiusipahi
2Ottoman Turkishsipahi—
3Persianسپاهیsoldier; cavalryman; sepoy
4Persianسپاهarmy
5Proto-Iranian*cwáHdaharmy
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćwáHdʰaH—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwáHdʰaH →Every word from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdah →