Where does “țințar” come from?

țințar (Romanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian cincar, from Aromanian tsintsi, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

țințar (Romanian): Aromanian

Definitions

  1. Aromanian

Ancestry of “țințar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatiancincarAromanian
2Aromaniantsintsifive
3Latinquīnquefive; 5
4Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnque →