Where does “со́рок” come from?

со́рок (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic сорокъ, from Proto-Slavic *sorkъ — clothing item.

со́рок (Russian): forty

Definitions

  1. forty

Ancestry of “со́рок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсорокъa bunch of 40 sable pelts; a bunch of 40 sable...
2Proto-Slavic*sorkъclothing item

Words derived from “со́рок”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *sorkъ →Every word from Old East Slavic сорокъ →