Where does “പംക്തി” come from?

പംക്തി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit पङ्क्ति, from Sanskrit पञ्च, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

പംക്തി (Malayalam): array, range, row

Definitions

  1. array, range, row

Ancestry of “പംക്തി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपङ्क्तिa group of five
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 →