Where does “ਪਾਣੀ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ਪਾਣੀ”, step by step

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