Where does “де́вѧть” come from?
де́вѧть (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic devętь, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.
Ancestry of “де́вѧть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | devętь | nine |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |