Where does “Pięcioksiąg” come from?

Pięcioksiąg (Polish) comes from Polish pięć, from Old Polish piec, from Proto-Slavic *pȅťь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pektis, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-tis, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

Pięcioksiąg (Polish): Pentateuch

Definitions

  1. Pentateuch

Ancestry of “Pięcioksiąg”, step by step

Pięcioksiąg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish pięć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpięćfive
2Old Polishpiecoven; furnace
3Proto-Slavic*pȅťь—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpektisoven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷ-tis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

via Polish księga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishksięgatome, book; chapter
2Old Polishksięgibook; tome
3Proto-Slavickъňigabook
4Old High Germankenningsymbol, sign
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-tis →
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