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Where does “пяць” come from?

пяць (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic пѧть, from Proto-Slavic pętь, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

пяць (Belarusian): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “пяць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпѧть—
2Proto-Slavicpętьfive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “пяць”

  • пяцьдзесят
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