Etymology

sowar

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Today it means: A soldier on horseback, especially one during the British Raj. Full definition →

Classical Persian سوار
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  1. Classical Persian · derived fromسوار“horseman”
  2. English todaysowar

From Hindi/Urdu सवार (savār)/سوار (savār), from Classical Persian سوار (sawār, “horseman”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.