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
- A village council or local government
Ancestry of “panchayat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | पंचायत | panchayat |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पञ्च | combining form of पञ्चन्; five |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pánća | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pánča | five |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |