Where does “kymmenes” come from?

kymmenes (Livvi) comes from Proto-Finnic kümmenec, from Proto-Finnic kümmen — ten; decade, group of ten.

kymmenes (Livvi): tenth

Definitions

  1. tenth

Ancestry of “kymmenes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickümmenectenth
2Proto-Finnickümmenten; decade, group of ten
Every word from Proto-Finnic kümmenEvery word from Proto-Finnic kümmenec