Where does “dešimtkovė” come from?
dešimtkovė (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian kova, from Lithuanian káuti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic káuˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kowh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- — to hit, to strike; to forge.
dešimtkovė (Lithuanian): decathlon
Definitions
- decathlon
Ancestry of “dešimtkovė”, step by step
dešimtkovė traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lithuanian kova
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | kova | fight, struggle |
| 2 | Lithuanian | káuti | to slay; to smite; to hew, to beat, to murder |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | káuˀtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kowh₂- | to beat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kewh₂- | to hit, to strike; to forge |
via Lithuanian dẽšimt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | dẽšimt | ten |