Where does “keturiasdešimt” come from?

keturiasdešimt (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian keturi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketures, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

keturiasdešimt (Lithuanian): forty

Definitions

  1. forty

Ancestry of “keturiasdešimt”, step by step

keturiasdešimt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian keturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianketurifour
2Proto-Balto-Slavicketuresfour
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Lithuanian dešimt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniandešimtten
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*déśimtten
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketures →
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