Where does “petica” come from?

petica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian peta, from Proto-Slavic pęta, from Proto-Slavic pęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

petica (Serbo-Croatian): five; anything numbered five; the grade '5' in...

Definitions

  1. five; anything numbered five; the grade '5' in...

Ancestry of “petica”, step by step

petica traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian peta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpetaheel
2Proto-Slavicpętaheel
3Proto-Slavicpętito stretch; to tie, fix together
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpínˀteito braid; to stretch
5Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave

via Romanian petic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpeticpatch; shred; rag
2Ancient Greekπιττάκιονwriting tablet; a leaf out of a writing tablet,...
3Ancient Greekπιττάpitch, tar
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via Serbo-Croatian pȇt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȇtfive
2Proto-Slavicpętьfive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “petica”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pęti →