Where does “kilkaset” come from?

kilkaset (Polish) comes from Polish sto, from Old Polish sto, from Proto-Slavic sъto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śímta, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

kilkaset (Polish): several hundred

Definitions

  1. several hundred

Ancestry of “kilkaset”, step by step

kilkaset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish sto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstoone hundred
2Old Polishstohundred
3Proto-Slavicsъtohundred
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśímtahundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Polish kilka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkilkamore than two but less than ten; several; few
2Old Polishkilkomore than two but less than ten; several; few
3Proto-Slavickolikohow much, how many; neuter of *kolikъ
4Proto-Slavickolikъhow big
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śímta →