Where does “sinku” come from?

sinku (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese cinco, from Old Portuguese cinco, from Vulgar Latin cinque, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

sinku (Kabuverdianu): five (5)

Definitions

  1. five (5)

Ancestry of “sinku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecincofive
2Old Portuguesecinco—
3Vulgar Latincinquefive
4Latinquīnquefive; 5
5Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “sinku”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnque →