Where does “ख़र्चा पानी” come from?

ख़र्चा पानी (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.

ख़र्चा पानी (Hindi): bribe

Definitions

  1. bribe

Ancestry of “ख़र्चा पानी”, step by step

ख़र्चा पानी 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 ख़र्चा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiख़र्चा—
2Classical Persianخرچه—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -अनीय →Every word from Sanskrit पानीय →