Prakrit
Etymology
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnadʰ-
Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀳𑀸 (pāṇahā)
From Early Middle Indo-Aryan *(u)pānahā ~ *(u)pāhanā, from Sanskrit उपानह् (upānah, “sandal, shoe”).
Noun
𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀳𑀸 (pāṇahā) (Devanagari पाणहा)
- sandal, shoe
Descendants
- Central:
- Hindi: पनही (panhī, “shoe”), पनहिया (panhiyā)
- Eastern:
- Bhojpuri: पनही (panᵊhī)
- Middle Bengali: পানই (panoi)