Where does “पिंजरा” come from?

पिंजरा (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit पिञ्जर, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pingalás ~ pinȷ́arás — tawny, reddish.

पिंजरा (Marathi): cage

Definitions

  1. cage

Ancestry of “पिंजरा”, step by step

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