Where does “pañca” come from?

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

pañca (Pali): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “pañca”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pañca”

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