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
Ancestry of “п'ять”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | пѧть | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pętь | five |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |