Where does “*pánča” come from?
*pánča (Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
Ancestry of “*pánča”, step by step
*pánča traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
via Indo-European *pénkʷe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indo-European | *pénkʷe | — |