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
Ancestry of “девять”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | де́вѧть | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | devętь | nine |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |