English
fauj
Fauj comes from Arabic فَوْج ‘company, group, crowd, drove, swarm’, from فَيْج ‘legman, courier’, and ultimately from Middle Persian pdk'.
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CEpdk'
- Arabicc. 500–presentفَيْجfayj‘legman, courier’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentفَوْجfawj‘company, group, crowd, drove, swarm’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentsame formfawj
- Englishtodayfauj
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CEpdk'
- Arabicc. 500–presentفَيْجfayj‘legman, courier’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentفَوْجfawj‘company, group, crowd, drove, swarm’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentsame formfawj
- Englishtodayfauj
Every English word from Middle Persian pdk'
Today it means
noun Army.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Persian pdk' / fauj