Where does “कालापानी” come from?

कालापानी (Hindi) comes from Hindi पानी, from Old Hindi पांनी, from Sauraseni Apabhramsa पाणिउ, from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅, from Sanskrit पानीय, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.

कालापानी (Hindi): exile

Definitions

  1. exile

Ancestry of “कालापानी”, step by step

कालापानी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi पानी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपानीwater; rain, monsoon; luster, brightness
2Old Hindiपांनीwater
3Sauraseni Apabhramsaपाणिउ—
4Prakrit𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅water
5Sanskritपानीयwater; drink, beverage; drinkable
6Sanskrit-अनीयable
7Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—

via Hindi काला

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकालाblack; dirty, grimy; great, terrible, fearful
2Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
3Proto-Turkickārsnow
4Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -अनीय →Every word from Sanskrit पानीय →