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