Where does “Pompeji” come from?

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

Pompeji (Swedish): Pompeii

Definitions

  1. Pompeii

Ancestry of “Pompeji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPompēiīPompeii a
2Oscan*pompefive
3Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “Pompeji”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →
Pompeji — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer