The story
- Sanskrit · borrowed fromपङ्कज“lotus”
- English todayPankaj
Borrowed from Sanskrit पङ्कज (paṅkaja, “lotus”, literally “mud-born”), from पङ्क (paṅka, “mud”) + ज (ja, “born”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A male given name from Sanskrit common in India. Full definition →
Borrowed from Sanskrit पङ्कज (paṅkaja, “lotus”, literally “mud-born”), from पङ्क (paṅka, “mud”) + ज (ja, “born”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.