Where does “finif” come from?

finif (Shelta) comes from Yiddish פֿינף, from Middle High German vünf, from Old High German fimf, from Proto-West Germanic fimf, from Proto-Germanic fimf, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

finif (Shelta): A monetary note of five pounds

Definitions

  1. A monetary note of five pounds

Ancestry of “finif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿינףfive
2Middle High Germanvünf—
3Old High Germanfimffive
4Proto-West Germanicfimffive
5Proto-Germanicfimffive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimf →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fimf →