Where does “painro” come from?

painro (Makasar) comes from English inrō, from Japanese 印籠, from Middle Chinese いんろう.

painro (Makasar): to spin

Definitions

  1. to spin

Ancestry of “painro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinrōA small decorative box, hung from the sash of a...
2Japanese印籠during the Edo period, a samurai's pillbox,...
3Middle Chineseいんろう—

Words derived from “painro”

Every word from Middle Chinese いんろう →Every word from Japanese 印籠 →Every word from English inrō →