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Where does “сто” come from?

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

сто (Russian): hundred

Definitions

  1. hundred

Ancestry of “сто”, step by step

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

Words derived from “сто”

  • столетний
  • сотка
  • столетие
  • полтораста
  • стопроцентный
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