Where does “девять” come from?

девять (Rusyn) comes from Proto-Slavic devętь, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

девять (Rusyn): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “девять”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdevętьnine
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic devętь →