Where does “Pingala” come from?

Pingala (English) comes from Sanskrit पिङ्गल, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pingalás ~ pinȷ́arás — tawny, reddish.

Pingala (English): One of the channels through which, in traditional Indian medicine, the energies or prana of the physical body, are said to flow

Definitions

  1. One of the channels through which, in traditional Indian medicine, the energies or prana of the physical body, are said to flow

Ancestry of “Pingala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपिङ्गलreddish-brown, tawny; yellow, gold-colored
2Proto-Indo-Aryanpingalás ~ pinȷ́arástawny, reddish
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pingalás ~ pinȷ́arásEvery word from Sanskrit पिङ्गल