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Where does “kymmenes” come from?

kymmenes (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kümmenec, from Proto-Finnic kümmen — ten; decade, group of ten.

kymmenes (Finnish): tenth

Definitions

  1. tenth

Ancestry of “kymmenes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickümmenectenth
2Proto-Finnickümmenten; decade, group of ten

Words derived from “kymmenes”

  • kymmenespiste
  • kymmenesosa
  • kymmenesosasekunti
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