Where does “panchway” come from?

panchway (English) comes from Bengali পানসি, from English pinnace, from Middle French pinasse, from Spanish pinaza, from Spanish pino, from Latin pīnus, from Proto-Indo-European poi- — sap, juice.

panchway (English): A Bengalese four-oared passenger boat

Definitions

  1. A Bengalese four-oared passenger boat

Ancestry of “panchway”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliপানসিpinnace
2EnglishpinnaceA light boat, traditionally propelled by sails,...
3Middle Frenchpinasse
4Spanishpinazapinnace; dead leaves from a pine tree
5Spanishpinopine
6Latinpīnuspine tree, fir tree
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpoi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European poi-Every word from Latin pīnusEvery word from Spanish pino
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