Where does “पीने का पानी” come from?

पीने का 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.

पीने का पानी (Hindi): drinking water

Definitions

  1. drinking water

Ancestry of “पीने का पानी”, step by step

पीने का पानी traces back through 3 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 पीन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपीनfat, corpulent, full, round
2Sanskritपीनswelling, swollen, full, round, thick, large, fat, fleshy, corpulent, muscular
3Sanskritपीto swell, overflow, be exuberant, abound, increase, grow
4Proto-Indo-European*peyh₂-to swell (with milk)

via Hindi का

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकाmarks the genitive case: of, belonging to; part...
2Sanskritकृto make
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -अनीय →Every word from Sanskrit पानीय →