Where does “シンク” come from?

シンク (Japanese) comes from English cinque, from Middle English cynk, from Middle French cinq, from Old French cinc, from Vulgar Latin cinque, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

シンク (Japanese): a five/cinque

Definitions

  1. a five/cinque

Ancestry of “シンク”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcinqueA card, die, or domino with five spots or pips
2Middle Englishcynkcinque; the number five on dice
3Middle Frenchcinqfive
4Old Frenchcincfive
5Vulgar Latincinquefive
6Latinquīnquefive; 5
7Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnque →