Prakrit[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit प्रपा (prapā́). Cognate with Pali papā.
𑀧𑀯𑀸 (pavā) f (Devanagari पवा)
- a roadside stand offering water to travellers
Descendants[edit]
- Central:
- Hindi: पौ (pau, “roadside shed supplying drinking water”)
- Northern:
- Nepali: पौवा (pauwā, “inn”)
- Northwestern:
