Where does “panchă-” come from?

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

panchă- (Malay): Obsolete spelling of panca-

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of panca-

Ancestry of “panchă-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypancafive
2Sanskritपञ्चcombining form of पञ्चन्; five
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 →