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Where does “kʷenkʷe” come from?

kʷenkʷe (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

kʷenkʷe (Proto-Italic): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “kʷenkʷe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “kʷenkʷe”

  • quintet
  • Quintile
  • cinque
  • quinquennial
  • quinze
  • quinta
  • quincunx
  • cinquecento
  • quinquennium
  • quintic
  • quint
  • quinary
  • Quintilis
  • quinzaine
  • quinquereme
  • quinate
  • quintuplicate
  • quinquennially
  • cinquillo
  • biquinary
  • quinarius
  • quinquevalent
  • quinquarticular
  • quincunxial
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →