Where does “*penaka” come from?

*penaka (Proto-Nuristani) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian pʰáynas, from Proto-Indo-European (s)poH(y)-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

Ancestry of “*penaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianpʰáynasfoam, froth
2Proto-Indo-European(s)poH(y)-foam
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “*penaka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)poH(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pʰáynas →
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