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Where does “είκοσι” come from?

είκοσι (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι, from Proto-Hellenic ewīkəti, from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

είκοσι (Greek): twenty, 20

Definitions

  1. twenty, 20

Ancestry of “είκοσι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἴκοσιtwenty
2Proto-Hellenicewīkəti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwídḱm̥titwenty
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwidḱómt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
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