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Where does “sata” come from?

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

sata (Finnish): API; A/one hundred

Definitions

  1. API; A/one hundred

Ancestry of “sata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsatahundred
2Proto-Uralicśatahundred
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćata—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

Words derived from “sata”

  • satavuotias
  • satku
  • etelänsatakieli
  • satakertainen
  • satatuhatta
  • vuosisadanvaihde
  • kivikkosatakieli
  • satakieli
  • saturainen
  • vuosisata
  • sadanpäämies
  • kolmesataa
  • satakunta
  • kaksisataa
  • satapäinen
  • satanen
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