The story
- Yiddish · derived fromפֿינף“five”
- English todayfinnuf
From Yiddish פֿינף (finf, “five”). Doublet of cinque, fin (“five currency units”), five, pimp (“five”), ponzu, punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”).
Words from the same roots
Yiddishפֿינף all →
finif
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.