Where does “ten” come from?
ten (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic tъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
ten (Czech): the; this; that
Ancestry of “ten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | tъ | this, that |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tas | that |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |