Where does “pátek” come from?

pátek (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic pętъkъ, from Proto-Slavic pętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic penktas, from Proto-Hellenic penkʷtos, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

pátek (Czech): Friday

Definitions

  1. Friday

Ancestry of “pátek”, step by step

pátek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic pętъkъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SlavicpętъkъFriday
2Proto-Slavicpętъfifth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpenktasfifth
4Proto-Hellenicpenkʷtos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via German Pate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPategodfather
2Middle High Germanpate—
3Medieval Latinpater spiritualis—

Words derived from “pátek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Hellenic penkʷtos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic penktas →