Where does “পিয়াহ” come from?

পিয়াহ (Assamese) comes from Early Assamese পিয়াস, from Sanskrit पिपासा, from Sanskrit पिपासति, from Sanskrit पा, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

পিয়াহ (Assamese): thirst

Definitions

  1. thirst

Ancestry of “পিয়াহ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Early Assameseপিয়াসthirst
2Sanskritपिपासाthirst
3Sanskritपिपासतिwishes to drink
4Sanskritपाto drink; protect; drink
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Sanskrit पा →Every word from Sanskrit पिपासति →