Where does “százharmincnyolc” come from?

százharmincnyolc (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian száz, from Proto-Uralic śata, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćata, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

százharmincnyolc (Hungarian): one hundred and thirty-eight

Definitions

  1. one hundred and thirty-eight

Ancestry of “százharmincnyolc”, step by step

százharmincnyolc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian száz

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

via Hungarian harmincnyolc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianharmincnyolcthirty-eight
2Hungariannyolceight
3Proto-Ugricńalɜeight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tómEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćata