Where does “kymmenkunta” come from?

kymmenkunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kunta, from Proto-Finnic kunta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kunta.

kymmenkunta (Finnish): About ten

Definitions

  1. About ten

Ancestry of “kymmenkunta”, step by step

kymmenkunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
2Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta—

via Finnish kymmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkymmenten; decade
2Proto-Finnickümmenten; decade, group of ten
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kunta →Every word from Finnish kunta →