Where does “σαράντα” come from?
σαράντα (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek σαράντα, from Ancient Greek τεσσαράκοντα, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
σαράντα (Greek): forty; Orthodox memorial service in the fortieth...
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Ancestry of “σαράντα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | σαράντα | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τεσσαράκοντα | forty |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷétwr̥dḱomt | forty |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwr̥- | four, fourfold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |