Where does “devatnádste” come from?

devatnádste (Old Czech) comes from Old Czech na, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

devatnádste (Old Czech): nineteen

Definitions

  1. nineteen

Ancestry of “devatnádste”, step by step

devatnádste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Czech na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechnaon, onto direction, + accusative case
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old Czech *desěte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czech*desěte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Old Czech na →