Where does “pandi” come from?

pandi (Kapampangan) comes from Malay panji, from Sanskrit पञ्जी — cotton ball (from which thread is spun).

pandi (Kapampangan): flag, banner, standard

Definitions

  1. flag, banner, standard

Ancestry of “pandi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypanjiflag
2Sanskritपञ्जीcotton ball (from which thread is spun)
Every word from Sanskrit पञ्जी →Every word from Malay panji →
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