Where does “पञ्चनद” come from?
पञ्चनद (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit पञ्च, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
Ancestry of “पञ्चनद”, step by step
पञ्चनद traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit पञ्च
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | पञ्च | combining form of पञ्चन्; five |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pánća | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pánča | five |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
via Sanskrit नद
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | नद | river |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *nadás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ned- | to be wet; wet; to tie together |
Words derived from “पञ्चनद”