Where does “palankeen” come from?

palankeen (English) comes from English palanquin, from Portuguese palanquim, from Oriya ପାଲଙ୍କି, from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क, from Sanskrit पर्यङ्क — furniture for lying down: a bed, a couch.

palankeen (English): Alternative spelling of palanquin

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of palanquin

Ancestry of “palankeen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpalanquinA covered type of litter for a stretched-out...
2Portuguesepalanquimpalanquin
3Oriyaପାଲଙ୍କି—
4Sanskritपल्यङ्कbed, couch, bedstead
5Sanskritपर्यङ्कfurniture for lying down: a bed, a couch
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