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Where does “سپاہی” come from?

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

سپاہی (Urdu): soldier

Definitions

  1. soldier

Ancestry of “سپاہی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianسپاهی—
2Persianسپاهarmy
3Proto-Iranian*cwáHdah—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćwáHdʰaH—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwéh₁-dʰ-o-h₁—

Words derived from “سپاہی”

  • sepoy
  • cipayo
  • sipae
  • sipaio
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