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

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “पाणी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathi????—
2Maharastri Prakrit?????water
3Sanskritपानीयwater; drink, beverage; drinkable
4Sanskrit-अनीयable
5Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -अनीय →Every word from Sanskrit पानीय →