Where does “पंखा” come from?

पंखा (Hindi) comes 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...

पंखा (Hindi): fan; ventilator

Definitions

  1. fan; ventilator

Ancestry of “पंखा”, step by step

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

Words derived from “पंखा”

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