Etymology

Pankaj

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Today it means: A male given name from Sanskrit common in India. Full definition →

Sanskrit पङ्कज
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromपङ्कज“lotus”
  2. English todayPankaj

Borrowed from Sanskrit पङ्कज (paṅkaja, “lotus”, literally “mud-born”), from पङ्क (paṅka, “mud”) + ज (ja, “born”).

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