Where does “প্যাঁচ” come from?

প্যাঁচ (Bengali) comes from Persian پیچ, from Armenian բիճ, from Middle Armenian բիճ — bastard, illegitimate child.

প্যাঁচ (Bengali): twist

Definitions

  1. twist

Ancestry of “প্যাঁচ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپیچcurve, curvature; twist, curl; screw
2Armenianբիճbastard, illegitimate child
3Middle Armenianբիճbastard, illegitimate child
Every word from Middle Armenian բիճ →Every word from Armenian բիճ →Every word from Persian پیچ →