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Where does “σαράντα” come from?

σαράντα (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τεσσαράκοντα, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

Ancestry of “σαράντα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτεσσαράκονταforty
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥̄ḱomt—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷétwr̥dḱomtforty
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥-four, fourfold
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “σαράντα”

  • σαράντα
  • σαρανταποδαρούσα
  • sărindar
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