Where does “piṅgala” come from?

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

piṅgala (Pali): reddish-yellow, brown, tawny

Definitions

  1. reddish-yellow, brown, tawny

Ancestry of “piṅgala”, 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 →