Where does “پیاس” come from?

پیاس (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Apabhramsa पिआस, from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀸, from Sanskrit पिपासा, from Sanskrit पिपासति, from Sanskrit पा, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

پیاس (Urdu): thirst

Definitions

  1. thirst

Ancestry of “پیاس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Apabhramsaपिआस—
2Prakrit𑀧𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀸thirst
3Sanskritपिपासाthirst
4Sanskritपिपासतिwishes to drink
5Sanskritपाto drink; protect; drink
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “پیاس”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Sanskrit पा →Every word from Sanskrit पिपासति →