Where does “девять” come from?
девять (Rusyn) comes from Proto-Slavic devętь, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.
девять (Rusyn): nine
Ancestry of “девять”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | devętь | nine |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |