Where does “piecpadsmit” come from?

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

piecpadsmit (Latvian): fifteen

Definitions

  1. fifteen

Ancestry of “piecpadsmit”, step by step

piecpadsmit 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 pieci

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpiecifive; five o'clock
2Latvianpiek-

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
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