Where does “पंकज” come from?

पंकज (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पङ्कज, from Sanskrit -ज, from Sanskrit जन्, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

पंकज (Hindi): lotus

Definitions

  1. lotus

Ancestry of “पंकज”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपङ्कजthe indian lotus
2Sanskrit-जborn from, descended from
3Sanskritजन्class 1; to generate, beget, produce, create,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit जन् →Every word from Sanskrit -ज →