пет (Macedonian)

Where does "пет" come from?

The Macedonian word 'пет' (pet) is a direct descendant of the Proto-Slavic term '*pętь'. This root eventually displaced the earlier Proto-Balto-Slavic form that was once common for the number five.

Full etymology tree

• пет (Macedonian), 'five'
  • inherited *pętь (Proto-Slavic), 'five'
    • derived *pę̃tъ (Proto-Slavic)
    • affix *-ь (Proto-Slavic), 'From adjectives'
    • inherited *pénki (Proto-Balto-Slavic), 'five'

Ancestors

• *pętь (Proto-Slavic)

Descendants and derived words

• педесет (Macedonian)
• педесетина (Macedonian)
• педесетмина (Macedonian)
• педесетти (Macedonian)
• петилјадарка (Macedonian)
• петина (Macedonian)
• петка (Macedonian)
• петмина (Macedonian)
• петнаесет (Macedonian)
• петнаесетина (Macedonian)
• петнаесетмина (Macedonian)
• петнаесетти (Macedonian)

Updated July 2026

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