Question

Name the words and the language from which the word Punjab has been derived. Write its meaning also.

Answer 1

Punjab means group of five rivers.
this word is derived from the Sanskrit language.
in Sanskrit,
launch means five and an means water
so
Punjab is the place where five different rivers meet together.

Answer 2

Punjab means the “land of five rivers”. The word Punjab has been derived from the Indo -Iranian word “Punj” which means “Five” and “Ab” which means “water”.

Punjab was named so because before partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, there were 5 rivers in Punjab named- Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi,Beas and Sutlej.