Where does “tschinch” come from?

tschinch (Romansch) comes from Vulgar Latin cinque, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

tschinch (Romansch): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “tschinch”, step by step

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