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
- A Bengalese four-oared passenger boat
Ancestry of “panchway”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Bengali | পানসি | pinnace |
| 2 | English | pinnace | A light boat, traditionally propelled by sails,... |
| 3 | Middle French | pinasse | — |
| 4 | Spanish | pinaza | pinnace; dead leaves from a pine tree |
| 5 | Spanish | pino | pine |
| 6 | Latin | pīnus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | poi- | sap, juice |