Where does “পানীয” come from?

পানীয (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit पानीय, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.

Ancestry of “পানীয”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपानीयwater; drink, beverage; drinkable
2Sanskrit-अनीयable
3Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -अनीय →Every word from Sanskrit पानीय →
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