Where does “توانائی” come from?

توانائی (Urdu) comes from Persian توانا, from Persian توان, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

توانائی (Urdu): energy

Definitions

  1. energy

Ancestry of “توانائی”, step by step

توانائی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian توانا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتواناpowerful
2Persianتوانpresent stem form of توانستن; power; exponent
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Urdu ائی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduائی—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Persian توان →Every word from Persian توانا →