Where does “पाणी” come from?

पाणी (Old Gujarati) comes from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅, from Sanskrit पानीय, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.

पाणी (Old Gujarati): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “पाणी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅water
2Sanskritपानीयwater; drink, beverage; drinkable
3Sanskrit-अनीयable
4Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—

Words derived from “पाणी”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -अनीय →Every word from Sanskrit पानीय →