Where does “Peticeni” come from?

Peticeni (Romanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian petica, from Serbo-Croatian peta, from Proto-Slavic pęta, from Proto-Slavic pęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

Ancestry of “Peticeni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpeticafive; anything numbered five; the grade '5' in...
2Serbo-Croatianpetaheel
3Proto-Slavicpętaheel
4Proto-Slavicpętito stretch; to tie, fix together
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpínˀteito braid; to stretch
6Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pęti →