Where does “kümnes” come from?
kümnes (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kümmenec, from Proto-Finnic kümmen — ten; decade, group of ten.
kümnes (Estonian): tenth
Ancestry of “kümnes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | kümmenec | tenth |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kümmen | ten; decade, group of ten |