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Where does “desítka” come from?

desítka (Czech) comes from Czech deset, from Old Czech desět, from Proto-Slavic desętь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déśimt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

desítka (Czech): ten; 10-degree beer; penalty kick

Definitions

  1. ten; 10-degree beer; penalty kick

Ancestry of “desítka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdesetten
2Old Czechdesět—
3Proto-Slavicdesętьten
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*déśimt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →