Where does “پَنْجَه” come from?
پَنْجَه (Classical Persian) comes from Classical Persian پَنْج, from Proto-Iranian ira-pro, from Proto-Indo-Iranian iir-pro, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
Ancestry of “پَنْجَه”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | پَنْج | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | ira-pro | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | iir-pro | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |