Where does “پنځه” come from?
پنځه (Pashto) comes from Proto-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
پنځه (Pashto): five
Ancestry of “پنځه”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Iranian | pánča | five |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pánča | five |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |