Where does “पंचम” come from?

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

पंचम (Hindi): fifth

Definitions

  1. fifth

Ancestry of “पंचम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपञ्चमfifth; the fifth time, fifthly; a fifth
2Sanskritपञ्चcombining form of पञ्चन्; five
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpánća—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpánčafive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća →