Where does “punkah” come from?
punkah (English) comes from Hindi पंखा, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit पक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pakšás, from Proto-Indo-European peg-só-s, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
punkah (English): A fan, especially made of leaf or cloth and hung...
Definitions
- A fan, especially made of leaf or cloth and hung...
Ancestry of “punkah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | पंखा | fan; ventilator |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पक्ष | wing, pinion; symbol; name of the number two |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pakšás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peg-só-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 7 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |
Words derived from “punkah”