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Where does “saenk” come from?

saenk (Michif) comes from Canadian French cinq, from Middle French cinq, from Old French cinc, from Vulgar Latin cinque, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

saenk (Michif): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “saenk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Canadian Frenchcinqfive
2Middle Frenchcinqfive
3Old Frenchcincfive
4Vulgar Latincinquefive
5Latinquīnque—
6Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
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