Where does “cīnque” come from?

cīnque (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

cīnque (Latin): with dissimilation of /kʷ–kʷ/ to /k–kʷ/

Definitions

  1. with dissimilation of /kʷ–kʷ/ to /k–kʷ/

Ancestry of “cīnque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “cīnque

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷeEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe