Where does “п'ять” come from?

п'ять (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic пѧть, from Proto-Slavic pętь, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

п'ять (Ukrainian): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “п'ять”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпѧтьfive
2Proto-Slavicpętьfive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “п'ять

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷeEvery word from Proto-Slavic pętьEvery word from Old East Slavic пѧть
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