Where does “сотка” come from?

сотка (Russian) comes from Russian сто, from Proto-Slavic sъto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śímta, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

сотка (Russian): are, one hundred square metres

Definitions

  1. are, one hundred square metres

Ancestry of “сотка”, step by step

сотка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian сто

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстоhundred
2Proto-Slavicsъtohundred
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśímtahundred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Russian сотовый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсотовыйhoneycomb; cell; cellular; cellular telephone,...
2Russian-о́выйused to form adjectives from nouns, often
3Old East Slavic-овъ
4Proto-Slavic-ovъof, belonging to

Words derived from “сотка

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tómEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śímta
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