Where does “पानी” come from?
पानी (Awadhi) comes from Bhojpuri पानी, from Sanskrit पानीय, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.
पानी (Awadhi): water
Ancestry of “पानी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bhojpuri | पानी | water |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पानीय | water; drink, beverage; drinkable |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -अनीय | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -ईय | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *-iHyas | — |