Where does “pymp” come from?
pymp (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh pimp, from Proto-Brythonic pɨmp, from Proto-Celtic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
Ancestry of “pymp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Welsh | pimp | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | pɨmp | five |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kʷenkʷe | five |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
Words derived from “pymp”