Where does “cúig” come from?

cúig (Irish) comes from Old Irish cóic, from Proto-Celtic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

cúig (Irish): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “cúig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcóicfive
2Proto-Celtickʷenkʷefive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “cúig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Old Irish cóic →