Progress Of Indic Languages Vs English

[Bharatvarsh]

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->In addition to Sansad, also Hindi word pAnI (water) - does it come from Sanskrit pAna (to drink)? Still, in rural Hindi (Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Braja), the more popular word used for water is not pAnI, but jala in vocal and neer in literature. So how come pAnI has become prominent in khadi boli? <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Pani is from Sanskrit, in Telugu it becomes Paniyam & changes meaning to mean any drink not just water, jalam (more literary) and neeru (or neellu) the colloquial are the words for water in Telugu.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->H पानी pānī [S. पानीयं; Prk. पाणिअं], s.m. Water (syn. jal); rain-water, rain (=meṅh); semen, sperm; water or lustre (of a gem, &c.); lustre, sparkle, polish, brightness, beauty; spirit, mettle, blood,

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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->What about tannI of Tamil? are they related or independent? <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Not sure about that.