Where does “kymmenes” come from?
kymmenes (Livvi) comes from Proto-Finnic kümmenec, from Proto-Finnic kümmen — ten; decade, group of ten.
kymmenes (Livvi): tenth
Ancestry of “kymmenes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | kümmenec | tenth |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kümmen | ten; decade, group of ten |