Where does “chînq” come from?

chînq (Norman) comes from Old Northern French cinq, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

chînq (Norman): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “chînq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Northern Frenchcinq—
2Latinquīnquefive; 5
3Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnque →
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