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

  1. century, hundred-year period; centenary,...

Ancestry of “столетие”, step by step

столетие traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian сто

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianстоhundred
2Old Church Slavonicсътоhundred
3Proto-Slavicsъtohundred
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśímtahundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Russian ле́то

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianле́тоyear; summer, year
2Old East Slavicлѣтоtime
3Proto-Slaviclětosummer; year
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁tóm—

Words derived from “столетие”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śímta →