Words that come from Proto-Indo-Iranian “pánča”

98 words across 42 languages descend from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča — including punch, Punjab, puncher, cowpuncher, Panjabi, punchy, punchbowl, counterpunch.

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English (37)

Malay (6)

Persian (4)

Japanese (3)

Punjabi (3)

Sanskrit (2)

French (2)

Kurdish (2)

Dutch (2)

Gujarati (2)

Old Marathi (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Spanish (2)

Rohingya (1)

Indonesian (1)

Turkish (1)

Hiligaynon (1)

Hungarian (1)

Russian (1)

Old Hindi (1)

Armenian (1)

Central Kurdish (1)

Pali (1)

Konkani (1)

Marathi (1)

Chinese (1)

German (1)

Hindi (1)

Ossetian (1)

Proto-Iranian (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Baluchi (1)

Sindhi (1)

Pashto (1)

Proto-Indo-Aryan (1)

Zazaki (1)

Sinhalese (1)

Middle Persian (1)

Italian (1)

Urdu (1)

Ashokan Prakrit (1)