Where does “पुंश्चली” come from?

पुंश्चली (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit चलति, from Sanskrit चरति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

पुंश्चली (Sanskrit): a harlot, courtesan, mistress, paramour

Definitions

  1. a harlot, courtesan, mistress, paramour

Ancestry of “पुंश्चली”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचलतिto move; to walk, move
2Sanskritचरतिto move oneself, go, walk, move, stir, roam...
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*čálHati
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*čálHati
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “पुंश्चली

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHatiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *čálHati
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