Where does “पांचरंगी” come from?

पांचरंगी (Konkani) comes from Konkani पाच, from Sanskrit पञ्च, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

पांचरंगी (Konkani): five-coloured

Definitions

  1. five-coloured

Ancestry of “पांचरंगी”, step by step

पांचरंगी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Konkani पाच

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Konkaniपाचfive
2Sanskritपञ्चcombining form of पञ्चन्; five
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpánća—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpánčafive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Konkani रंग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Konkaniरंगcolor, colour
2Sanskritरङ्गcolour, paint, dye, hue; the nasal modification...
3Sanskritरञ्ज्to redden; to dye or color
4Proto-Indo-European*(s)reg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća →