Where does “spahiu” come from?

spahiu (Romanian) comes 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.

spahiu (Romanian): sipahi

Definitions

  1. sipahi

Ancestry of “spahiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishsipahi—
2Persianسپاهیsoldier; cavalryman; sepoy
3Persianسپاهarmy
4Proto-Iranian*cwáHdaharmy
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćwáHdʰaH—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁—

Words derived from “spahiu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwáHdʰaH →Every word from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdah →