Where does “pesc” come from?

pesc (Ladin) comes from Proto-Slavic pęstь, from Proto-Indo-European pn̥kʷ-sti, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

pesc (Ladin): peace; calm, tranquility

Definitions

  1. peace; calm, tranquility

Ancestry of “pesc”, step by step

pesc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic pęstь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpęstьfist
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpn̥kʷ-stifist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Latin pācem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpācem—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pn̥kʷ-sti →Every word from Proto-Slavic pęstь →