Where does “piątek” come from?

piątek (Polish) comes from Polish piątka, 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-.

piątek (Polish): Friday; genitive plural of piątka

Definitions

  1. Friday; genitive plural of piątka

Ancestry of “piątek”, step by step

piątek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish piątka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpiątkathe figure/digit five; five; high five
2Polishpięćfive
3Old Polishpiecoven; furnace
4Proto-Slavic*pȅťь—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpektisoven
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷ-tis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

via Proto-Slavic pętъkъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SlavicpętъkъFriday
2Proto-Slavicpętъfifth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpenktasfifth
4Proto-Hellenicpenkʷtos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “piątek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-tis →