Where does “پنج” come from?

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

پنج (Sindhi): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “پنج”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपञ्चन्five
2Proto-Indo-Aryanpánća
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpánčafive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷeEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánčaEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća
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