Where does “रक्तपात” come from?
रक्तपात (Hindi) comes from Hindi पात, from Sanskrit पङ्क्ति, from Sanskrit पञ्च, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
रक्तपात (Hindi): bloodshed; violence
Ancestry of “रक्तपात”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | पात | flying, mode of flying, flight; throwing oneself... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पङ्क्ति | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पञ्च | combining form of पञ्चन्; five |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pánća | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pánča | five |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |