Where does “pyatina” come from?

pyatina (English) comes from Russian пять, from Old Church Slavonic пѧть, from Proto-Slavic pętь, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

pyatina (English): A top-level administrative subdivision in Novgorod Land

Definitions

  1. A top-level administrative subdivision in Novgorod Land

Ancestry of “pyatina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпятьfive; second-person singular imperative...
2Old Church Slavonicпѧтьfive
3Proto-Slavicpętьfive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷeEvery word from Proto-Slavic pętьEvery word from Old Church Slavonic пѧть