Where does “сорак” come from?

сорак (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic сорокъ, from Proto-Slavic *sorkъ — clothing item.

сорак (Belarusian): forty

Definitions

  1. forty

Ancestry of “сорак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсорокъa bunch of 40 sable pelts; a bunch of 40 sable...
2Proto-Slavic*sorkъclothing item
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sorkъ →Every word from Old East Slavic сорокъ →