Where does “Πέμπτη” come from?

Πέμπτη (Greek) comes from Koine Greek Πέμπτη, from Ancient Greek πέμπτος, from Proto-Hellenic penkʷtos, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

Πέμπτη (Greek): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “Πέμπτη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine GreekΠέμπτη
2Ancient Greekπέμπτοςfifth; the fifth day; via quintana, one of the...
3Proto-Hellenicpenkʷtos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “Πέμπτη

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷeEvery word from Proto-Hellenic penkʷtosEvery word from Ancient Greek πέμπτος