Where does “pani” come from?

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

pani (Yeniche): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “pani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanipaniwater; river
2Sanskritपानीयwater; drink, beverage; drinkable
3Sanskrit-अनीयable
4Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -अनीय →Every word from Sanskrit पानीय →