Where does “ਪਿਆਸ” come from?

ਪਿਆਸ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit पिपासा, from Sanskrit पिपासति, from Sanskrit पा, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

ਪਿਆਸ (Punjabi): thirst

Definitions

  1. thirst

Ancestry of “ਪਿਆਸ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपिपासाthirst
2Sanskritपिपासतिwishes to drink
3Sanskritपाto drink; protect; drink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Sanskrit पा →Every word from Sanskrit पिपासति →