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...

Definitions

  1. A covered type of litter for a stretched-out...

Ancestry of “palanquin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepalanquimpalanquin
2Oriyaପାଲଙ୍କି—
3Sanskritपल्यङ्कbed, couch, bedstead
4Sanskritपर्यङ्कfurniture for lying down: a bed, a couch

Words derived from “palanquin”

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