Where does “பணியாரம்” come from?

பணியாரம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit पण्य, from Sanskrit पण्, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

பணியாரம் (Tamil): cakes, pastry, fritters

Definitions

  1. cakes, pastry, fritters

Ancestry of “பணியாரம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपण्यware, commodity
2Sanskritपण्to barter; to purchase; to buy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Sanskrit पण्Every word from Sanskrit पण्य