Where does “πέντε” come from?

πέντε (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

πέντε (Greek): five, 5

Definitions

  1. five, 5

Ancestry of “πέντε”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέντεfive
2Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe →Every word from Ancient Greek πέντε →