Where does “Pollywood” come from?
Pollywood (English) comes from English Hollywood, from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk- — to fly, flow, run.
Pollywood (English): The Punjabi film industry based in Amritsar, India
Definitions
- The Punjabi film industry based in Amritsar, India
Ancestry of “Pollywood”, step by step
Pollywood traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hollywood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hollywood | Resembling or relating to the Hollywood movie... |
| 2 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 3 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 4 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 5 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 6 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English Peshawar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Peshawar | — |
| 2 | Urdu | پشاور | — |
| 3 | Classical Persian | پَرَشَاوَر | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पुरुषपुर | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | पुर | fortress, castle, city, town; the female... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | पर | other; more remote; distant, further, other |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Punjab
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Punjab | Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories |
| 2 | Punjabi | ਪੰਜਾਬ//پنجاب | — |