Where does “པ་ནིར” come from?

པ་ནིར (Dzongkha) comes from Nepali पनीर, from Classical Persian پنیر, from Middle Persian pnyl — cheese.

པ་ནིར (Dzongkha): paneer

Definitions

  1. paneer

Ancestry of “པ་ནིར”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nepaliपनीर—
2Classical Persianپنیر—
3Middle Persianpnylcheese
Every word from Middle Persian pnyl →Every word from Classical Persian پنیر →Every word from Nepali पनीर →