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
Ancestry of “પાણી”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Gujarati | पाणी | water |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पानीय | water; drink, beverage; drinkable |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -अनीय | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | -ईय | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *-iHyas | — |