Where does “प्यासा” come from?
प्यासा (Hindi) comes from Hindi प्यास, from Sanskrit पिपासा, from Sanskrit पिपासति, from Sanskrit पा, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.
प्यासा (Hindi): thirsty
Ancestry of “प्यासा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | प्यास | thirst; desire, longing |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पिपासा | thirst |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पिपासति | wishes to drink |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पा | to drink; protect; drink |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |