Where does “petak” come from?

petak (Slovene) comes from Slovene pet, from Proto-Slavic pętь, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

petak (Slovene): a five banknote or coin (of any currency)

Definitions

  1. a five banknote or coin (of any currency)

Ancestry of “petak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenepetfive; genitive dual/plural of peta
2Proto-Slavicpętьfive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Slavic pętь →Every word from Slovene pet →