Where does “singko” come from?

singko (Ilocano) comes from Spanish cinco, from Old Spanish çinco, from Vulgar Latin cinque, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

singko (Ilocano): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “singko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcincofive; a five
2Old Spanishçinco—
3Vulgar Latincinquefive
4Latinquīnquefive; 5
5Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnque →