Where does “spahija” come from?

spahija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish سپاهی, from Persian سپاهی, from Persian سپاه, from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwáHdʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁.

spahija (Serbo-Croatian): spahi; an affluent Islamic head of household in...

Definitions

spahi; an affluent Islamic head of household in...

Ancestry of “spahija”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	سپاهی	sipahi, a feudal cavalryman in the Ottoman Turkish army
2	Persian	سپاهی	soldier; cavalryman; sepoy
3	Persian	سپاه	army
4	Proto-Iranian	*cwáHdah	army
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	*ćwáHdʰaH	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁	—

Words derived from “spahija”

Spahić

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