Words that come from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe

400 words across 46 languages descend from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe — including Pompey, Pompeii, quinine, quince, quinidine, Pamplona, quinone, cinque.

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English (141)

Italian (51)

Catalan (45)

Latin (40)

Esperanto (16)

French (14)

Asturian (13)

Chinese (4)

Galician (4)

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Dalmatian (4)

Albanian (4)

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Spanish (4)

Tagalog (3)

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Ancient Greek (3)

Hungarian (3)

Greek (3)

Venetian (3)

Japanese (3)

Middle French (2)

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Istro-Romanian (2)

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Ido (1)

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