Where does “četrpadsmit” come from?

četrpadsmit (Latvian) comes from Latvian desmit, from Latvian desmits, from Latvian desimtis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déśimt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

četrpadsmit (Latvian): fourteen

Definitions

  1. fourteen

Ancestry of “četrpadsmit”, step by step

četrpadsmit traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian desmit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandesmitten; ten o'clock
2Latviandesmitsgroup of ten
3Latviandesimtis
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*déśimtten
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

via Latvian četri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviančetrifour; four o'clock
2Proto-Balto-Slavicketur-
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Latvian pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpaon; along; to
2Latvianreiziaccusative singular form of reize; instrumental...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥tEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déśimtEvery word from Latvian desimtis