Where does “kolmesataa” come from?

kolmesataa (Finnish) comes from Finnish sata, from Proto-Finnic sata, from Proto-Uralic śata, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćata, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

kolmesataa (Finnish): three hundred

Definitions

  1. three hundred

Ancestry of “kolmesataa”, step by step

kolmesataa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsataAPI; A/one hundred
2Proto-Finnicsatahundred
3Proto-Uralicśatahundred
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćata—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Finnish kolme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmethree
2Finnishkolmitri-
3Proto-Uralic*kolme—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćata →
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