Where does “पच” come from?

पच (Hindi) comes from Hindi पेच, from Persian پیچ, from Armenian բիճ, from Middle Armenian բիճ — bastard, illegitimate child.

Ancestry of “पच”, step by step

पच traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi पेच

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपेचscrew; an intricate matter
2Persianپیچcurve, curvature; twist, curl; screw
3Armenianբիճbastard, illegitimate child
4Middle Armenianբիճbastard, illegitimate child

via Classical Persian [[پیچ]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persian[[پیچ]]—

Words derived from “पच”

Every word from Middle Armenian բիճ →Every word from Armenian բիճ →Every word from Persian پیچ →