Where does “čenc” come from?

čenc (Dalmatian) comes from Vulgar Latin cinque, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

čenc (Dalmatian): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “čenc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincinquefive
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 →