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

Definitions

  1. the; this; that

Ancestry of “ten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicthis, that
2Proto-Balto-Slavictasthat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanthis; that

Words derived from “ten

Every word from Proto-Indo-European
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