Where does “पाणि” come from?

पाणि (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit पाणि, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

पाणि (Marathi): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “पाणि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपाणिthe hand
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit पाणि →
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