Where does “বানপানী” come from?

বানপানী (Assamese) comes from Assamese পানী, from Sanskrit पानीय, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.

বানপানী (Assamese): flood

Definitions

  1. flood

Ancestry of “বানপানী”, step by step

বানপানী traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese পানী

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseপানীwater, HO
2Sanskritपानीयwater; drink, beverage; drinkable
3Sanskrit-अनीयable
4Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—

via Assamese বান

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseবানflood
2Sanskritवन्या—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -अनीय →Every word from Sanskrit पानीय →