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Where does “पंचशील” come from?

पंचशील (Hindi) comes from Indonesian Pancasila, from Malay Pancasila, from Sanskrit पञ्चशील, from Sanskrit पञ्च, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

Ancestry of “पंचशील”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesianPancasila—
2MalayPancasila—
3Sanskritपञ्चशील—
4Sanskritपञ्चcombining form of पञ्चन्; five
5Proto-Indo-Aryanpánća—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpánčafive
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
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