Where does “Pan” come from?
Pan (Translingual) comes from English Panjabi, from Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, from Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬ, from Classical Persian پنجاب, from Classical Persian آب, from Middle Persian ʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš — water, body of water.
Ancestry of “Pan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Panjabi | Alternative form of Punjabi |
| 2 | Punjabi | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | Punjabi |
| 3 | Punjabi | ਪੰਜਾਬ | — |
| 4 | Classical Persian | پنجاب | — |
| 5 | Classical Persian | آب | water |
| 6 | Middle Persian | ʾp̄ | water |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 | into the water |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | Hā́fš | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hā́ps | water |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |