Where does “ten” come from?

ten (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic *tъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

ten (Old Czech): this

Definitions

  1. this

Ancestry of “ten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*tъ—
2Proto-Balto-Slavictasthat
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas →Every word from Proto-Slavic *tъ →
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