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Where does “miljoen” come from?

miljoen (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch miljoen, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

miljoen (Afrikaans): million

Definitions

  1. million

Ancestry of “miljoen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmiljoenA million, 10
2Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
3Old Frenchmillon—
4Italianmilionemillion
5Italianmillethousand
6LatinMīlle—
7Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →