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
Ancestry of “пять”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | пѧть | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pętь | five |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |