Where does “pye-dog” come from?

pye-dog (English) comes from Hindi पाहि, from Sanskrit पार्श्व, from Sanskrit पर्शु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

pye-dog (English): particularly in Indian contexts

Definitions

  1. particularly in Indian contexts

Ancestry of “pye-dog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपाहि—
2Sanskritपार्श्वside, flank
3Sanskritपर्शुa rib; curved knife, sickle; name of a man
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Sanskrit पर्शु →