Where does “palanquin” come from?
Palanquin comes from Portuguese palanquim, from Oriya ପାଲଙ୍କି, from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क, which combines Sanskrit परि and an Indo-European root meaning to cross or traverse.
palanquin (English): A covered type of litter for a stretched-out...
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- A covered type of litter for a stretched-out...
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