Where does “pympes” come from?

pympes (Cornish) comes from Cornish pymp, from Proto-Brythonic pɨmp, from Proto-Celtic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

pympes (Cornish): fifth

Definitions

  1. fifth

Ancestry of “pympes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishpympfive
2Proto-Brythonicpɨmpfive
3Proto-Celtickʷenkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Proto-Brythonic pɨmp →
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