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

  1. fifth; the fifth time, fifthly; a fifth

Ancestry of “पञ्चम”, step by step

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

Words derived from “पञ्चम”

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