Where does “سپاہنی” come from?

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

سپاہنی (Urdu): female soldier, army-woman; warrioress

Definitions

  1. female soldier, army-woman; warrioress

Ancestry of “سپاہنی”, step by step

سپاہنی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu سپاہ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduسپاہarmy
2Persianسپاهarmy
3Proto-Iranian*cwáHdaharmy
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćwáHdʰaH
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁

via Urdu ـنی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduـنی
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwáHdʰaHEvery word from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdah