Where does “deksepjara” come from?

deksepjara (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto jaro, from Dutch jaar, from Dutch ring, from Middle Dutch rinc, from Old Dutch rinc, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- — to cut, cut off, sever.

deksepjara (Esperanto): seventeen-year-old

Definitions

  1. seventeen-year-old

Ancestry of “deksepjara”, step by step

deksepjara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto jaro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantojaroyear
2DutchjaarA year, the time it takes the Earth to circle the...
3Dutchringring, hollow circular object; ring; beltway, ring...
4Middle Dutchrincring; circle; circle of people
5Old Dutchrincring, circle
6Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
7Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
8Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Esperanto dek sep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantodek sepseventeen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-