Where does “Piontek” come from?
Piontek (English) comes from Polish Piontek, from Polish piątek, from Polish piątka, from Polish pięć, from Old Polish piec, from Proto-Slavic *pȅťь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pektis, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-tis.
Ancestry of “Piontek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Piontek | — |
| 2 | Polish | piątek | Friday; genitive plural of piątka |
| 3 | Polish | piątka | the figure/digit five; five; high five |
| 4 | Polish | pięć | five |
| 5 | Old Polish | piec | oven; furnace |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | *pȅťь | — |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pektis | oven |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷ-tis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |