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Where does “dewin(t)as” come from?

dewin(t)as (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic newin(t)as, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

Ancestry of “dewin(t)as”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicnewin(t)as—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

Words derived from “dewin(t)as”

  • дев'ятий
  • devętъ
  • deviaty
  • дзявяты
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →