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Where does “śimta-” come from?

śimta- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

Ancestry of “śimta-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
2Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

Words derived from “śimta-”

  • šimtas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →