Where does “سرکار” come from?

سرکار (Urdu) comes from Persian سرکار, from Persian سر, from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤, from Proto-Iranian *cŕ̥Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

سرکار (Urdu): government

Definitions

  1. government

Ancestry of “سرکار”, step by step

سرکار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سرکار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسرکارsupervisor, superintendent, overseer, employer,...
2Persianسرhead; the topmost, foremost, or leading part;...
3Middle Persian𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤head; top, summit
4Proto-Iranian*cŕ̥Hah
5Proto-Indo-Iranianćŕ̥Hashead, top
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱŕ̥h₂-os
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Classical Persian سَرْکَار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianسَرْکَار
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-osEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has