Where does “жиырма бір” come from?

жиырма бір (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh бір, from Old East Slavic боръ, from Proto-Slavic borъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic barús, from Proto-Indo-European bʰor- — to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

жиырма бір (Kazakh): twenty-one

Definitions

  1. twenty-one

Ancestry of “жиырма бір”, step by step

жиырма бір traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh бір

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhбірone
2Old East Slavicборъ—
3Proto-Slavicborъpine tree; set, assembly; loot
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbarús—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰor-to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

via Kazakh жиырма

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжиырмаtwenty
2Proto-Turkic*yẹgirmitwenty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰor- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic barús →Every word from Proto-Slavic borъ →