Where does “päť” come from?

päť (Slovak) comes from French pat, from Italian patta, from French patté, from Old French pade, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

päť (Slovak): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “päť”, step by step

päť traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French pat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpatstalemate
2Italianpattaflap; fly; draw, tie
3FrenchpattéNarrow at the inner end, and very broad at the...
4Old Frenchpadefoot; paw
5Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
6Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
7Proto-Germanicpat-—

via Proto-Slavic pętь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpętьfive
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “päť”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →Every word from Frankish patta →Every word from Vulgar Latin patta →