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Where does “pn̥kʷ-sti” come from?

pn̥kʷ-sti (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

pn̥kʷ-sti (Proto-Indo-European): fist

Definitions

  1. fist

Ancestry of “pn̥kʷ-sti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “pn̥kʷ-sti”

  • fist
  • fistful
  • foist
  • fistfight
  • fisting
  • fistic
  • tightfisted
  • fisticuff
  • fisty
  • backfist
  • fister
  • fistiana
  • fistlike
  • fistee
  • foister
  • fistball
  • pinchfist
  • foisty
  • fistical
  • fistfighter
  • fisticuffer
  • fistmele
  • brofist
  • foisteth
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