Where does “ਪਾਣੀ” come from?

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

ਪਾਣੀ (Punjabi): water, aqua

Definitions

  1. water, aqua

Ancestry of “ਪਾਣੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Punjabiਪਾਣੀwater
2Prakrit𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅water
3Sanskritपानीयwater; drink, beverage; drinkable
4Sanskrit-अनीयable
5Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—

Words derived from “ਪਾਣੀ”

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