Shiva Purana
तेभ्यश्चाकाशवाय्वग्निजलभूमिजनिः क्रमात् ॥ विज्ञेया मुनिशार्दूल पञ्चभूतमितीष्यते ॥ १६ ॥
From them are born in order the ether, wind, fire, water and the earth. O sage, they are known as the five elements.
english translation
tebhyazcAkAzavAyvagnijalabhUmijaniH kramAt ॥ vijJeyA munizArdUla paJcabhUtamitISyate ॥ 16 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript