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Where does “पंचकोना” come from?

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

पंचकोना (Hindi): having five angles or corners; pentagonal

Definitions

  1. having five angles or corners; pentagonal

Ancestry of “पंचकोना”, 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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