Where does “પાંચ” come from?
પાંચ (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit पञ्चन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
પાંચ (Gujarati): five
Ancestry of “પાંચ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | पञ्चन् | five |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pánća | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pánča | five |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
Words derived from “પાંચ”