Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pánča

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

**Proto-Indo-Iranian cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : *pánča

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.

Numeral

*pánča

five

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *pánća
- Sanskrit: पञ्चन् (páñcan)
  - Dardic: *pánča
    - Kashmiri: [script needed] (pants)
  - Helu: [Term?]
    - Dhivehi: ފަހެހް‎ (faheh)
    - Sinhalese: පහ (paha)
  - Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀧𑀁𑀘 (paṃca)
    - Old Assamese: পাঞ্চ (pañco)
      - Assamese: পাঁচ (pãs)
    - Bengali: পাঁচ (pãcô)
    - Bishnupriya Manipuri: পাঁচ
    - Oriya: ପାଞ୍ଚ (pañcô)
    - Sylheti: ꠙꠣꠌ (fas)
  - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀁𑀘 (paṃca)
    - Konkani: पांच
    - Old Marathi: [Term?]
      - Marathi: पाच (pāċ)
  - Pali: pañca
    - → Burmese: ပဉ္စ (panyca.)
    - → Khmer: បញ្ច (bɑñcɑɑ)
    - → Lao: ປັນຈະ (pan cha)
    - → Shan: ပဵၼ်ႇၸႃႉ (pèn tsâ̰a)
    - → Thai: ปัญจ, เบญจ
  - Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀁𑀘 (paṃca)
    - Old Gujarati: [Term?]
      - Gujarati: પાંચ (pā̃c)
    - Old Hindi: [Term?]
      - Hindi: पाँच (pā̃c)
    - Nepali: पाँच (pā̃ca)
    - Punjabi: ਪੰਜ (pañj) / پنج‎ (pañj)
    - Romani: panj
    - Old Sindhi:
      - Kachchi: પંજ (pañj)
      - Sindhi: پَنجَ‎ (panj)
    - Urdu: پانچ‎ (pā̃c)
- → Hurrian: 𒉺𒀭𒍝 (pa-an-za)
Iranian: *pánča
- East Central Iranian:
  - Avestan: 𐬞𐬀𐬧𐬗𐬀‎ (paṇca)
  - Northeastern:
    - Chorasmian: pnc‎
    - Sogdian: [Term?]
      - Sogdian: [script needed] (panč)
      - Yagnobi: панч (panč)
  - Pamir:
    - Bactrian: πανζο (panzo)
    - Shughni: пӣнӡ (pīnʒ)
  - Pashto: پنځه‎ (pinźë́)
- West Central Iranian:
  - Baluchi: panč‎
  - West Central Iranian I:
    - Kurdish: pênc
    - Zazaki: panc
  - West Central Iranian III:
    - Parachi: pōnč
    - Parthian: pnj (panǰ)
- Northwest Iranian:
  - Ossetian: фондз (fonʒ)
- Southwest Iranian:
  - Old Persian: [script needed] (*panca)
    - Middle Persian: pnc (panj)
      - Classical Persian: [Term?]
        Persian: پنج‎ (panj)
        Tajik: панҷ (panj)
Nuristani:
- Kamviri: [script needed] (puč)