Where does “പിംഗലം” come from?

പിംഗലം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit पिङ्गल, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pingalás ~ pinȷ́arás — tawny, reddish.

പിംഗലം (Malayalam): tawny color; a dull brown, or yellow color

Definitions

  1. tawny color; a dull brown, or yellow color

Ancestry of “പിംഗലം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपिङ्गलreddish-brown, tawny; yellow, gold-colored
2Proto-Indo-Aryanpingalás ~ pinȷ́arástawny, reddish
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pingalás ~ pinȷ́arás →Every word from Sanskrit पिङ्गल →