Where does “kvine” come from?

kvine (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kvin, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

kvine (Esperanto): fifthly

Definitions

  1. fifthly

Ancestry of “kvine”, step by step

kvine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto kvin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokvinfive
2Latinquīnquefive; 5
3Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Old Norse hvína

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvínato whiz, whistle
2Proto-Germanichwīnanąto rush, make a rushing sound, whizz, hiss,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwey-to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnque →