Where does “panca” come from?

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

panca (Malay): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “panca”, step by step

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

Words derived from “panca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća →