Where does “പങ്കജം” come from?

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

പങ്കജം (Malayalam): lotus

Definitions

  1. lotus

Ancestry of “പങ്കജം”, 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 जन्Every word from Sanskrit -ज
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