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Where does “desiatina” come from?

desiatina (English) comes from Russian десяти́на, from Russian де́сять, from Old Church Slavonic десѧть, from Proto-Slavic desętь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déśimt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

desiatina (English): An old Russian unit of area, approximately 10,925...

Definitions

  1. An old Russian unit of area, approximately 10,925...

Ancestry of “desiatina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдесяти́наtenth, tithe
2Russianде́сятьten
3Old Church Slavonicдесѧтьten
4Proto-Slavicdesętьten
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*déśimt—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
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