Where does “dziewięć” come from?

dziewięć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic devętь, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

dziewięć (Polish): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “dziewięć”, step by step

dziewięć traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic devętь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdevętьnine
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

via Proto-Slavic *dȅvętь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*dȅvętьnine

Words derived from “dziewięć”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic devętь →