Where does “पानी” come from?

पानी (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit पानीय, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.

पानी (Nepali): water; rain

Definitions

  1. water; rain

Ancestry of “पानी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपानीयwater; drink, beverage; drinkable
2Sanskrit-अनीयable
3Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -अनीय →Every word from Sanskrit पानीय →