Where does “پنکھا والا” come from?
پنکھا والا (Urdu) comes from Urdu پنکھا, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit पक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pakšás, from Proto-Indo-European peg-só-s, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
پنکھا والا (Urdu): punkahwallah: a servant who operates a fan
Definitions
- punkahwallah: a servant who operates a fan
Ancestry of “پنکھا والا”, step by step
پنکھا والا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Urdu پنکھا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | پنکھا | fan |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पक्ष | wing, pinion; symbol; name of the number two |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pakšás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peg-só-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 7 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |
via Urdu ـوالا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | ـوالا | — |