Where does “cénk” come from?

cénk (Walloon) comes from Old French cinc, from Vulgar Latin cinque, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

cénk (Walloon): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “cénk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcincfive
2Vulgar Latincinquefive
3Latinquīnquefive; 5
4Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnque →