Where does “پەنجاب” come from?

پەنجاب (Uyghur) comes from Chagatai پَنْجاب, from Classical Persian پنجاب, from Classical Persian آب, from Middle Persian ʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

پەنجاب (Uyghur): Punjab

Definitions

  1. Punjab

Ancestry of “پەنجاب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiپَنْجاب—
2Classical Persianپنجاب—
3Classical Persianآبwater
4Middle Persianʾp̄water
5Old Persian𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠into the water
6Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
7Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →