𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀳𑀸

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *upó

Sanskrit उप (upa)

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnadʰ-

Sanskrit उपानह् (upānah)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀳𑀸 (pāṇahā)

From Early Middle Indo-Aryan *(u)pānahā ~ *(u)pāhanā, from Sanskrit उपानह् (upānah, “sandal, shoe”).

Noun

𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀳𑀸 (pāṇahā) (Devanagari पाणहा)

1. sandal, shoe

Descendants

• Central:
  • Hindi: पनही (panhī, “shoe”), पनहिया (panhiyā)
• Eastern:
  • Bhojpuri: पनही (panᵊhī)
  • Middle Bengali: পানই (panoi)