Where does “पंचायत” come from?
पंचायत (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पञ्च, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
पंचायत (Hindi): panchayat
Ancestry of “पंचायत”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |
Words derived from “पंचायत”