Where does “tía” come from?

tía (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tíu, from Old Norse tíu, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

tía (Icelandic): ten

Definitions

  1. ten

Ancestry of “tía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictíuten; the cardinal number after níu and before...
2Old Norsetíuten
3Proto-Germanictehunten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Old Norse tíu →