Where does “पिङ्गल” come from?
पिङ्गल (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan pingalás ~ pinȷ́arás — tawny, reddish.
पिङ्गल (Sanskrit): reddish-brown, tawny; yellow, gold-colored
Definitions
- reddish-brown, tawny; yellow, gold-colored
Ancestry of “पिङ्गल”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pingalás ~ pinȷ́arás | tawny, reddish |