Where does “পঞ্চায়েত” come from?

পঞ্চায়েত (Bengali) comes from Hindi पंचायत, from Sanskrit पञ्च, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

পঞ্চায়েত (Bengali): panchayat a village council or local government

Definitions

  1. panchayat a village council or local government

Ancestry of “পঞ্চায়েত”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपंचायतpanchayat
2Sanskritपञ्चcombining form of पञ्चन्; five
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpánća—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpánčafive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća →