Where does “ڤنچا-” come from?

ڤنچا- (Malay) comes from Malay ڤنچا, from Sanskrit पञ्चन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

ڤنچا- (Malay): quinque-

Definitions

  1. quinque-

Ancestry of “ڤنچا-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayڤنچاfive
2Sanskritपञ्चन्five
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpánća—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpánčafive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća →