Talk:पंचायत

Etymology & Descendants
, I think the word पंचायत is derived from. However, in an edit summary in, I saw that you refuted the connection with आयत्त in the etymology. If that indeed be not related, there must, however, be a second element in the etymology of the word... So what do you think this second element is then?
 * Also another thing I would like to know from you. It seems to me that the term for "panchayat" in all other South Asian languages is a borrowing from the Hindi. What do you think?
 * , just reminding you in case you forgot...