Cognate Set 7432 – Meaning: rain

IE-CoR reference form:
*peh₃(i̯)-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Modern Indic lexemes continuing Sanskrit pānīya- 'water' (Turner 1962–1966:456 no. 8082), a derivative of Vedic √pā- 'to drink' and further to PIE *peh₃(i̯)- 'to drink' (EWAia II:113-114, LIV² 262).
Found in clades:
Indic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 1 lexeme.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
31   Nepali pānī पानी pani
References
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: II:113-114
    Cf. s.v. √pā-² 'trinken', from PIE *peh₃-/*ph₃- (~ *peh₃-i̯-/*ph₃-i- → *pih₃-).
  • Rix, Helmut: 262
    Cf. s.v. *peh₃(i̯)- 'trinken' (IEW 839-40).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley: 456
    S.v. 8082 Skt. pānī́ya 'water' MBh.