Where does “piñjara” come from?

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

piñjara (Pali): of a reddish colour, tawny

Definitions

  1. of a reddish colour, tawny

Ancestry of “piñjara”, 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 →
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