Where does “पालकी” come from?

पालकी (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क, from Sanskrit पर्यङ्क — furniture for lying down: a bed, a couch.

पालकी (Hindi): palanquin, palkee

Definitions

  1. palanquin, palkee

Ancestry of “पालकी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपल्यङ्कbed, couch, bedstead
2Sanskritपर्यङ्कfurniture for lying down: a bed, a couch

Words derived from “पालकी”

Every word from Sanskrit पर्यङ्क →Every word from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क →