paanie

Caribbean Hindustani

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-
Sanskrit पा (pā)
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Sanskrit -अन (-ana)
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas
Sanskrit -ईय (-īya)
Sanskrit -अनीय (-anīya)
Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya)
Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 (pāṇīa)
Awadhi पानी (pānī)
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Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 (pāṇīa)
Bhojpuri पानी (pānī)
Caribbean Hindustani paanie

    Inherited from Awadhi पानी (pānī), or from Bhojpuri पानी (pānī). Cognate with Fiji Hindi paani.

    Noun

    paanie

    1. water

    Further reading

    • Beknopt Nederland-Sarnami Woordenboek met Sarnami Hindoestani-Nederlanse Woordenlijst‎[1] (in Dutch), Paramaribo: Instituut voor Taalwetenschap, 2002
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