पञ्चनद

Sanskrit

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *pánča
    Sanskrit पञ्चन् (pañcan)
    Sanskrit पञ्च (pañca)
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *nadader.?
    Sanskrit नद (nada)
    Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada)

    Compound of पञ्च (pañca, “five”) +‎ नद (nada, “river”).

    Proper noun

    पञ्चनद • (pañcanada) stem, m

    1. Punjab (a geographical region in South Asia, politically divided between India and Pakistan)

    Descendants

    • → Ancient Greek: Πενταποταμία (Pentapotamía) (calque)
    • → Bengali: পঞ্চনদ (ponconod)
    • → Classical Persian: پَنْجَاب (panjāb) (calque) (see there for further descendants)
    • → Hindi: पंचनद (pañcnad)
    • → Punjabi: ਪੰਚਨਦ (pañcnad), ਪੰਜਨਦ (pañjnad)

    References

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