Tags: Ethnic Group.
Punjabi people (Punjabi: پنجابی (Shahmukhi) ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Gurmukhi) पंजाबी (Devnagri)) also spelled Panjabi people; are a sub-group of Indo-Aryan peoples originating from the Punjab region found between eastern Pakistan and northern India. Punjab literally means the land of five-rivers (Persian:پنج آب panj (five) āb (waters)). Punjab is often referred to as the breadbasket in both Pakistan and India.