Where does “پیاسا” come from?

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

پیاسا (Urdu): thirsty

Definitions

  1. thirsty

Ancestry of “پیاسا”, step by step

پیاسا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu پیاس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduپیاسthirst
2Sauraseni Apabhramsaपिआस—
3Prakrit𑀧𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀸thirst
4Sanskritपिपासाthirst
5Sanskritपिपासतिwishes to drink
6Sanskritपाto drink; protect; drink
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Urdu ا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UrduاA negating prefix. non-, un-, a-, an-, etc
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Sanskrit पा →Every word from Sanskrit पिपासति →