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

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “पानी”, step by step

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

Words derived from “पानी”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -अनीय →Every word from Sanskrit पानीय →