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

  1. A fan, especially made of leaf or cloth and hung...

Ancestry of “punkah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपंखाfan; ventilator
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔—
3Sanskritपक्षwing, pinion; symbol; name of the number two
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpakšás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-só-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
7Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Words derived from “punkah”

Every word from English polyethylene glycol →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peg-só-s →