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Where does “числительное” come from?

числительное (Russian) comes from Russian чи́слить, from Russian число́, from Old East Slavic число, from Proto-Slavic čislo, from Proto-Slavic čisti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)keistéi, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.

числительное (Russian): numeral

Definitions

  1. numeral

Ancestry of “числительное”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчи́слитьto count
2Russianчисло́number; count; number
3Old East Slavicчисло—
4Proto-Slavicčislonumber
5Proto-Slavicčistito read; to honour
6Proto-Balto-Slavic(s)keistéi—
7Proto-Indo-European*(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read
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