Where does “gadsimts” come from?

gadsimts (Latvian) comes from Latvian simts, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

gadsimts (Latvian): century

Definitions

  1. century

Ancestry of “gadsimts”, step by step

gadsimts traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian simts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansimtshundred
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Latvian gads

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviangadsyear
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgadasprobably suitable time or gathering, match
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Latvian simts →