Where does “perşembe” come from?

perşembe (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پرشنبه, from Persian پنج‌شنبه, from Persian پنج, from Proto-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

perşembe (Turkish): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “perşembe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishپرشنبهThursday, the fifth day of the week in many religious traditions; it follows Wednesday and precedes Friday
2Persianپنج‌شنبهThursday
3Persianپنجfive
4Proto-Iranianpánčafive
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpánčafive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča →Every word from Proto-Iranian pánča →