Where does “panchayat” come from?

Panchayat comes from Hindi पंचायत, derived from Hindi पंच combined with Sanskrit आयत.

panchayat (English): A village council or local government

Definitions

  1. A village council or local government

Ancestry of “panchayat”, 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 →