Where does “पनडुब्बा” come from?

पनडुब्बा (Hindi) comes from Hindi पन-, 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.

पनडुब्बा (Hindi): a diver

Definitions

  1. a diver

Ancestry of “पनडुब्बा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपन-water
2Old Hindiपांनीwater
3Sauraseni Apabhramsaपाणिउ—
4Prakrit𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅water
5Sanskritपानीयwater; drink, beverage; drinkable
6Sanskrit-अनीयable
7Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -अनीय →Every word from Sanskrit पानीय →