Where does “девять” come from?

девять (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic де́вѧть, from Proto-Slavic devętь, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

девять (Russian): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “девять”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicде́вѧтьnine
2Proto-Slavicdevętьnine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

Words derived from “девять”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic devętь →Every word from Old East Slavic де́вѧть →
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