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Where does “sinkuwenta” come from?

sinkuwenta (Tagalog) comes from Spanish cincuenta, from Old Spanish cinquaenta, from Latin quīnquāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.

sinkuwenta (Tagalog): fifty

Definitions

  1. fifty

Ancestry of “sinkuwenta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcincuentafifty
2Old Spanishcinquaenta—
3Latinquīnquāgintā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷēḱomt—
5Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷedḱomt—
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