Where does “പഞ്ചായത്ത്” come from?

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

പഞ്ചായത്ത് (Malayalam): panchayat; village council

Definitions

  1. panchayat; village council

Ancestry of “പഞ്ചായത്ത്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपंचायतpanchayat
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 →