Etymograph

English

Pollywood

Blend of Punjab + Hollywood.

A blend of Punjab + Hollywood

Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe ‘five’

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Proto-Iranian *pánča ‘five’

Classical Persian پنج ‘five’

Classical Persian پَنْجَاب ‘􂀿Land of􂁀 the Five Rivers’

Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬ

English Punjab

Today it means

name The Punjabi film industry based in Amritsar, India.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Pollywood