Where does “пяцьдзясят” come from?

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

пяцьдзясят (Belarusian): fifty (50)

Definitions

  1. fifty (50)

Ancestry of “пяцьдзясят”, step by step

пяцьдзясят traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Belarusian пяць

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianпяцьfive
2Old East Slavicпѧтьfive
3Proto-Slavicpętьfive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Belarusian дзе́сяць

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianдзе́сяцьten (10)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Slavic pętь →Every word from Old East Slavic пѧть →