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Where does “сорокъ” come from?

сорокъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic *sorkъ.

сорокъ (Old East Slavic): a bunch of 40 sable pelts; a bunch of 40 sable...

Definitions

  1. a bunch of 40 sable pelts; a bunch of 40 sable...

Ancestry of “сорокъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*sorkъ—

Words derived from “сорокъ”

  • сорокалетний
  • сорок
  • сорок
  • сорак
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sorkъ →