Where does “പൈ” come from?
പൈ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit पशु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan páśu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
പൈ (Malayalam): pi
Definitions
- pi
Ancestry of “പൈ”, step by step
പൈ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit पशु
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | पशु | cattle, kine; any domesticated animal |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | páśu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | páću | livestock, animal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |
via English Pi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pi | The sixteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πῖ | Alternative form of πεῖ |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πεῖ | pi, the name for the sixteenth letter Π, π of the... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | pay- | the mouth |
via Proto-Dravidian *pac-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Dravidian | *pac- | green, yellow |