Where does “pitac” come from?

pitac (Romanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian petak, from Proto-Slavic pętъkъ, from Proto-Slavic pętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic penktas, from Proto-Hellenic penkʷtos, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

pitac (Romanian): decree, order; an old low-value unit of currency...

Definitions

  1. decree, order; an old low-value unit of currency...

Ancestry of “pitac”, step by step

pitac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian petak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianpetakFriday
2Proto-SlavicpętъkъFriday
3Proto-Slavicpętъfifth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpenktasfifth
5Proto-Hellenicpenkʷtos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Bulgarian петак

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпетак—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Hellenic penkʷtos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic penktas →