Where does “wīkentī” come from?
wīkentī (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁wi-(h₁)-ḱm̥t-ih₁, from Proto-Indo-European dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti — two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten.
Ancestry of “wīkentī”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wi-(h₁)-ḱm̥t-ih₁ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti | two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten |