Where does “پَنْجاب” come from?

پَنْجاب (Chagatai) comes from Classical Persian پنجاب, from Classical Persian آب, from Middle Persian ʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

Ancestry of “پَنْجاب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپنجاب—
2Classical Persianآبwater
3Middle Persianʾp̄water
4Old Persian𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠into the water
5Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
6Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “پَنْجاب”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →