Where does “cúigréad” come from?

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

cúigréad (Irish): quintet

Definitions

  1. quintet

Ancestry of “cúigréad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcúigeara group of five people
2Old Irishcóicerset of five people
3Old Irishcóicfive
4Proto-Celtickʷenkʷefive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Old Irish cóic →