Where does “пѧтъ” come from?

пѧтъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic pętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic penktas, from Proto-Hellenic penkʷtos, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

пѧтъ (Old Church Slavonic): fifth

Definitions

  1. fifth

Ancestry of “пѧтъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpętъfifth
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpenktasfifth
3Proto-Hellenicpenkʷtos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Hellenic penkʷtos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic penktas →
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