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Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/penče

This Proto-Albanian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Albanian
Proto-Albanian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *penče

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. Compare Proto-Slavic *pętь, Latin quīnque, Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte).[1]

Numeral

*penče

  1. five

Descendants
  • Old Albanian: pensë
    • Albanian: pesë

References
  1. Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 218
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