Where does “пять” come from?

пять (Rusyn) comes from Old East Slavic пѧть, from Proto-Slavic pętь, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

пять (Rusyn): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “пять”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпѧтьfive
2Proto-Slavicpętьfive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Slavic pętь →Every word from Old East Slavic пѧть →