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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/pn̥kʷstis

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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-Indo-European

Etymology

From *pénkʷe (“five”).

Noun

*pn̥kʷstis f [1][2]

  1. fist

Descendants
  • Balto-Slavic:
    • Slavic: *pę̑stь (see there for further descendants)
  • Germanic: *funstiz (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*pę̑stь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 399
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “funhsti-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 160
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