Where does “panipuri” come from?

panipuri (English) comes from Hindi पानी पूरी, from Hindi पानी, from Old Hindi पांनी, from Sauraseni Apabhramsa पाणिउ, from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅, from Sanskrit पानीय, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय.

panipuri (English): A form of fried puff-pastry balls filled with a...

Definitions

  1. A form of fried puff-pastry balls filled with a...

Ancestry of “panipuri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपानी पूरीpanipuri, golgappa
2Hindiपानीwater; rain, monsoon; luster, brightness
3Old Hindiपांनीwater
4Sauraseni Apabhramsaपाणिउ—
5Prakrit𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅water
6Sanskritपानीयwater; drink, beverage; drinkable
7Sanskrit-अनीयable
8Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
9Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -अनीय →Every word from Sanskrit पानीय →