Where does “पंषी” come from?

पंषी (Old Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पक्षिन्, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

पंषी (Old Hindi): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “पंषी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपक्षिन्bird
2Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Sanskrit -इन् →Every word from Sanskrit पक्षिन् →