Where does “десятиле́тие” come from?

десятиле́тие (Russian) comes from Russian де́сять, from Old Church Slavonic десѧть, from Proto-Slavic desętь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déśimt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

десятиле́тие (Russian): ten-year period, decade

Definitions

  1. ten-year period, decade

Ancestry of “десятиле́тие”, step by step

десятиле́тие traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian де́сять

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianде́сятьten
2Old Church Slavonicдесѧтьten
3Proto-Slavicdesętьten
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*déśimtten
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

via Russian ле́то

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianле́тоyear; summer, year
2Old East Slavicлѣтоtime
3Proto-Slaviclětosummer; year
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁tóm—

Words derived from “десятиле́тие”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déśimt →Every word from Proto-Slavic desętь →