Where does “पान” come from?
पान (Konkani) comes from Sanskrit पर्ण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan parnám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian parnám, from Proto-Indo-European pornóm, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
पान (Konkani): a leaf
Ancestry of “पान”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | पर्ण | pinion, feather , wing; leaf |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | parnám | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | parnám | leaf; feather, wing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pornóm | feather, wing; fern, leaf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |