Where does “sinku” come from?

sinku (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu sinku, from Portuguese cinco, from Old Portuguese cinco, from Vulgar Latin cinque, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

sinku (Papiamentu): five (5)

Definitions

  1. five (5)

Ancestry of “sinku”, step by step

sinku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu sinku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianusinkufive (5)
2Portuguesecincofive
3Old Portuguesecinco—
4Vulgar Latincinquefive
5Latinquīnquefive; 5
6Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Spanish cinco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcincofive; a five
2Old Spanishçinco—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnque →