Where does “столетие” come from?
столетие (Russian) comes from Bulgarian сто, from Old Church Slavonic съто, from Proto-Slavic sъto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śímta, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.
столетие (Russian): century, hundred-year period; centenary,...
Definitions
- century, hundred-year period; centenary,...
Ancestry of “столетие”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | сто | hundred |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | съто | hundred |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sъto | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śímta | hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |