Where does “kymmenestuhannes” come from?

kymmenestuhannes (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuhannes, from Proto-Finnic tuhandec, from Proto-Finnic tuhat, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

kymmenestuhannes (Finnish): ten-thousandth number ten-thousand in a sequence

Definitions

  1. ten-thousandth number ten-thousand in a sequence

Ancestry of “kymmenestuhannes”, step by step

kymmenestuhannes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuhannes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuhannesthe thousandth, abbreviation 1000
2Proto-Finnictuhandecthousandth
3Proto-Finnictuhatthousand
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Finnish kymmenes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkymmenestenth
2Proto-Finnickümmenectenth
3Proto-Finnickümmenten; decade, group of ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuhat →