Where does “پانچا” come from?

پانچا (Ushojo) comes from Urdu پنجہ, from Persian پنجه, from Persian ـه, from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

پانچا (Ushojo): claw

Definitions

  1. claw

Ancestry of “پانچا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduپنجہclaw
2Persianپنجهpaw; fork; forelock, fringe, bangs
3PersianـهForms the past participle from the past stem
4Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
5Proto-Iranian-kah—
6Proto-Austronesiankaif
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka →Every word from Proto-Iranian -akah →Every word from Persian ـه →