Where does “քսաներեք” come from?

քսաներեք (Armenian) comes from Armenian քսան, from Old Armenian քսան, from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

քսաներեք (Armenian): twenty-three

Definitions

  1. twenty-three

Ancestry of “քսաներեք”, step by step

քսաներեք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian քսան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianքսանtwenty
2Old Armenianքսանtwenty
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwídḱm̥titwenty
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwidḱómt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

via Armenian երեք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianերեքthree
2Old Armenianերեքthree; third; thrice
3Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómt →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti →