Where does “paręset” come from?

paręset (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.

paręset (Polish): a couple hundred

Definitions

  1. a couple hundred

Ancestry of “paręset”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstoone hundred
2Old Polishstohundred
3Proto-Slavicsъtohundred
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśímtahundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śímta →