Where does “десятый” come from?

десятый (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic десѧтъ, from Proto-Slavic desętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *deśimtás, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱm̥tós.

десятый (Russian): tenth

Definitions

  1. tenth

Ancestry of “десятый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicдесѧтъtenth
2Proto-Slavicdesętъtenth
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*deśimtás
4Proto-Indo-European*deḱm̥tós
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *deḱm̥tósEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *deśimtásEvery word from Proto-Slavic desętъ
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