Where does “पाणी” come from?
पाणी (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi ????, from Maharastri Prakrit ?????, from Sanskrit पानीय, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.
पाणी (Marathi): water
Ancestry of “पाणी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Marathi | ???? | — |
| 2 | Maharastri Prakrit | ????? | water |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पानीय | water; drink, beverage; drinkable |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -अनीय | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | -ईय | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *-iHyas | — |