Where does “пять” come from?
пять (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic пѧть, from Proto-Slavic pętь, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
пять (Russian): five; second-person singular imperative...
Definitions
- five; second-person singular imperative...
Ancestry of “пять”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | пѧть | five |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pętь | five |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
Words derived from “пять”