Where does “binti” come from?

binti (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu vinti, from Portuguese vinte, from Old Portuguese vinte, from Latin vīgintī, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

binti (Papiamentu): twenty

Definitions

  1. twenty

Ancestry of “binti”, step by step

binti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu vinti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianuvintitwenty
2Portuguesevintetwenty
3Old Portuguesevinte
4Latinvīgintītwenty
5Latinquīnquefive; 5
6Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Spanish veinte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishveintetwenty
2Old Spanishveyntetwenty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷeEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷeEvery word from Latin quīnque