Where does “પાણી” come from?

પાણી (Gujarati) comes from Old Gujarati पाणी, from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅, from Sanskrit पानीय, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.

પાણી (Gujarati): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “પાણી”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Gujaratiपाणीwater
2Prakrit𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅water
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 →