Where does “payasam” come from?

payasam (English) comes from Sanskrit पायस, from Sanskrit पयस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páyHas, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

payasam (English): Kheer

Definitions

  1. Kheer

Ancestry of “payasam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपायसmade of milk; milk; food prepared with milk,...
2Sanskritपयस्any fluid or juice, especially; semen, vital...
3Proto-Indo-IranianpáyHasmilk
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian páyHas →Every word from Sanskrit पयस् →