Where does “piṅgan” come from?
piṅgan (Old Javanese) comes from Malay pinggan, from Tamil பீங்கான், from Persian پنگان, from Classical Syriac ܦܝܢܟܐ, from Aramaic פינכא, from Ancient Greek πίναξ, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Ancestry of “piṅgan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | pinggan | plate; large plate |
| 2 | Tamil | பீங்கான் | porcelain, chinaware, ceramic |
| 3 | Persian | پنگان | cup; bowl; water clock, clepsydra |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܦܝܢܟܐ | dish, platter, paten; table; writing tablet |
| 5 | Aramaic | פינכא | dish, platter |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πίναξ | board, plank; tablet; dish, plate, platter,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulum | Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |