Where does “сипоҳ” come from?

сипоҳ (Tajik) comes from Persian سپاه, from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwáHdʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁.

сипоҳ (Tajik): army

Definitions

  1. army

Ancestry of “сипоҳ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسپاهarmy
2Proto-Iranian*cwáHdaharmy
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćwáHdʰaH—
4Proto-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 →