Where does “kymmenen” come from?

kymmenen (Meänkieli) comes from Finnish kymmenen, from Proto-Finnic kümmen — ten; decade, group of ten.

kymmenen (Meänkieli): ten

Definitions

  1. ten

Ancestry of “kymmenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkymmenendecades 10 Previous: nolla Next: kaksikymmentä;...
2Proto-Finnickümmenten; decade, group of ten
Every word from Proto-Finnic kümmen →Every word from Finnish kymmenen →
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