Where does “palkee” come from?

palkee (English) comes from Hindi पालकी, from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क, from Sanskrit पर्यङ्क — furniture for lying down: a bed, a couch.

palkee (English): A palanquin

Definitions

  1. A palanquin

Ancestry of “palkee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपालकीpalanquin, palkee
2Sanskritपल्यङ्कbed, couch, bedstead
3Sanskritपर्यङ्कfurniture for lying down: a bed, a couch
Every word from Sanskrit पर्यङ्क →Every word from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क →Every word from Hindi पालकी →