English
Saini
Saini comes from Punjabi ਸੈਣੀ, from ਸੈਨਾ ‘army’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sáynaH.
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*sáynaH‘army’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसेना‘an army, armament, battle-array, armed force, troops’
- Punjabimodernਸੈਨਾ‘army’
- Punjabi, derivedmodernਸੈਣੀsaiṇī
- EnglishtodaySaini
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*sáynaH‘army’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसेना‘an army, armament, battle-array, armed force, troops’
- Punjabimodernਸੈਨਾ‘army’
- Punjabi, derivedmodernਸੈਣੀsaiṇī
- EnglishtodaySaini
Every English word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sáynaH
Today it means
name A surname from Punjabi.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-Iranian *sáynaH / Saini