पंच

See also: पांच, and पाँच

Old Hindi

Alternative forms

• पांच (pāṃca)

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀁𑀘 (paṃca), from Sanskrit पञ्चन् (páñcan), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pánča, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. Compare Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘽𑘓 (pāṃca), 𑘢𑘽𑘓 (paṃca).

Numeral

पंच (paṃca)

1. five

Descendants

• Hindustani:

  Hindi: पाँच (pā̃c)

  Urdu: پانچ (pā̃c)

  • → English: punch (beverage)