پیو

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀉 (piu), from Sanskrit पितृ (pitṛ́), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pHtā́ (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”).

Noun

پیو (pio)

1. father

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀉 (piu), from Sanskrit पितृ (pitṛ́). Cognate with Hindi पिउ (piu) and Saraiki پْیُو (pyū).

Pronunciation

• (Majhi) IPA^(key): /pɪ.oː/, /pe.oː/
• Rhymes: -oː

Noun

پِیو • (pyo) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਪਿਓ)

1. (colloquial) dad

   Synonym: اَبّا (abbā)

References

• “ਪਿਓ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025