Where does “पञ्चम” come from?
पञ्चम (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit पञ्च, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
पञ्चम (Sanskrit): fifth; the fifth time, fifthly; a fifth
Definitions
- fifth; the fifth time, fifthly; a fifth
Ancestry of “पञ्चम”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “पञ्चम”