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Where does “पंचकोन” come from?

पंचकोन (Hindi) comes from Hindi पंच, from Sanskrit पञ्च, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

पंचकोन (Hindi): pentagon

Definitions

  1. pentagon

Ancestry of “पंचकोन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपंचfive; group of five; five
2Sanskritपञ्चcombining form of पञ्चन्; five
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpánća—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpánčafive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
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