Where does “Pompeya” come from?

Pompeya (Spanish) comes from Latin Pompēiī, from Oscan *pompe, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

Pompeya (Spanish): Pompeii

Definitions

  1. Pompeii

Ancestry of “Pompeya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPompēiīPompeii a
2Oscan*pompefive
3Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Oscan *pompe →