Where does “сто” come from?
сто (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic съто, from Proto-Slavic sъto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śímta, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.
сто (Bulgarian): hundred
Ancestry of “сто”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | съто | hundred |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъto | hundred |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śímta | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |