Where does “पञ्च” come from?

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

पञ्च (Sanskrit): combining form of पञ्चन्; five

Definitions

  1. combining form of पञ्चन्; five

Ancestry of “पञ्च”, step by step

पञ्च traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanpánća—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpánčafive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Indo-Iranian *pánča

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*pánča—
2Indo-European*pénkʷe—

Words derived from “पञ्च”

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