Where does “পানিফল” come from?
পানিফল (Bengali) comes from Bengali পানি, from Sanskrit पानीय, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.
পানিফল (Bengali): water caltrop
Ancestry of “পানিফল”, step by step
পানিফল traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bengali পানি
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bengali | পানি | water |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पानीय | water; drink, beverage; drinkable |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -अनीय | able |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -ईय | related to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *-iHyas | — |
via Bengali ফল
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bengali | ফল | fruit |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀨𑀮 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | फल | coral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓV- | to ripen, mature |