Where does “Πέμπτη” come from?

Πέμπτη (Koine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πέμπτος, from Proto-Hellenic penkʷtos, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

Ancestry of “Πέμπτη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέμπτοςfifth; the fifth day; via quintana, one of the...
2Proto-Hellenicpenkʷtos
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “Πέμπτη

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷeEvery word from Proto-Hellenic penkʷtosEvery word from Ancient Greek πέμπτος