Where does “singku” come from?

singku (Kristang) 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.

singku (Kristang): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “singku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecincofive
2Old Portuguesecinco—
3Vulgar Latincinquefive
4Latinquīnquefive; 5
5Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnque →