Where does “پنجاب” come from?

پنجاب (Classical Persian) comes 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 “پنجاب”, step by step

پنجاب traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian آب

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

via Classical Persian پنج

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپنج—

Words derived from “پنجاب”

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