Where does “Penk” come from?

Penk (Polish) comes from Polish pęk, from Proto-Slavic pǫkъ, from Proto-Indo-European pank-.

Ancestry of “Penk”, step by step

Penk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish pęk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpękbunch, bundle, sheaf
2Proto-Slavicpǫkъwisp?, bunch?, bundle?
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpank-—

via Polish pękać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpękaćto burst; to break; to fracture
2Proto-Slavicpǫkatito burst; to crack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pank- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pǫkъ →Every word from Polish pęk →