Where does “10-це” come from?

10-це (Moksha) comes from Moksha -це, from Azerbaijani -cə, from Proto-Turkic *-če — Suffix expressing the equative case.

10-це (Moksha): 10th, tenth

Definitions

  1. 10th, tenth

Ancestry of “10-це”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moksha-цеordinal suffix; 2nd person singular possessive...
2Azerbaijani-cəSuffix to form adverbs when added to names of ethnic groups or countries
3Proto-Turkic*-čeSuffix expressing the equative case
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-če →Every word from Moksha -це →Every word from Azerbaijani -cə →