Where does “cinqui” come from?

cinqui (Corsican) comes from Corsican cinque, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

cinqui (Corsican): Alternative form of cinque

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cinque

Ancestry of “cinqui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Corsicancinquefive
2Latinquīnquefive; 5
3Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnque →