Where does “पायु” come from?

पायु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan paHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian paHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

पायु (Sanskrit): anus; guard, protector; name of a man

Definitions

  1. anus; guard, protector; name of a man

Ancestry of “पायु”, step by step

पायु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan paHyúṣ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanpaHyúṣ—
2Proto-Indo-IranianpaHyúš—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Proto-Indo-Aryan pāyúṣ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanpāyúṣ—

Words derived from “पायु”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian paHyúš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan paHyúṣ →