Where does “pi” come from?

pi (Pali) comes from Pali api, from Sanskrit अपि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hápi, from Cebuano hapi.

pi (Pali): an emphatic particle; also, even so; even

Definitions

  1. an emphatic particle; also, even so; even

Ancestry of “pi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliapian emphatic particle; also, even so; even
2Sanskritअपिclose by or to, within, before; adv. further,...
3Proto-Indo-IranianHápinear
4Cebuanohapi—
Every word from Cebuano hapi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hápi →Every word from Sanskrit अपि →