Where does “сотня” come from?
сотня (Russian) comes from Russian со́тый — one hundredth.
сотня (Russian): a hundred; a Cossack military unit; company
Definitions
- a hundred; a Cossack military unit; company
Ancestry of “сотня”, step by step
сотня traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian со́тый
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | со́тый | one hundredth |
via Ukrainian со́тий
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | со́тий | hundredth |