Where does “पंच” come from?
पंच (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पञ्च, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
पंच (Hindi): five; group of five; five
Definitions
- five; group of five; five
Ancestry of “पंच”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | पञ्च | combining form of पञ्चन्; five |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pánća | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pánča | five |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |