Where does “paanie” come from?

paanie (Caribbean Hindustani) comes from Awadhi पानी, from Bhojpuri पानी, from Sanskrit पानीय, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.

paanie (Caribbean Hindustani): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “paanie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Awadhiपानीwater
2Bhojpuriपानीwater
3Sanskritपानीयwater; drink, beverage; drinkable
4Sanskrit-अनीयable
5Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -अनीय →Every word from Sanskrit पानीय →