Where does “pjenezi” come from?

pjenezi (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic pěnędzь, from Old High German phenning, from Old High German phendi(n)g.

pjenezi (Serbo-Croatian): money

Definitions

  1. money

Ancestry of “pjenezi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpěnędzьcoin, money
2Old High Germanphenninga kind of coin
3Old High Germanphendi(n)g—
Every word from Old High German phendi(n)g →Every word from Old High German phenning →Every word from Proto-Slavic pěnędzь →