Where does “পানীচকু” come from?

পানীচকু (Assamese) comes from Assamese চকু, from Early Assamese চখু, from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼, from Sanskrit चक्षु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

পানীচকু (Assamese): spring source of water

Definitions

  1. spring source of water

Ancestry of “পানীচকু”, step by step

পানীচকু traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese চকু

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseচকুeye
2Early Assameseচখু—
3Magadhi Prakrit𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼—
4Sanskritचक्षुeye; name of a prince; the Oxus river
5Proto-Indo-Iraniančákšušthe eye
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷḱus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Assamese পানী

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseপানীwater, HO
2Sanskritपानीयwater; drink, beverage; drinkable
3Sanskrit-अनीयable
4Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš →