Where does “pakhavaj” come from?

pakhavaj (English) comes from Hindi पखावज, from Sanskrit पक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pakšás, from Proto-Indo-European peg-só-s, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

pakhavaj (English): An Indian barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, a...

Definitions

  1. An Indian barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, a...

Ancestry of “pakhavaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपखावजpakhavaj
2Sanskritपक्षwing, pinion; symbol; name of the number two
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpakšás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-só-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
6Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
Every word from English polyethylene glycol →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peg-só-s →