Where does “деветсто” come from?
деветсто (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian сто̑, from Proto-Slavic stolъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic stolos, from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
деветсто (Serbo-Croatian): nine hundred
Ancestry of “деветсто”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | сто̑ | hundred |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | stolъ | table, seat, chair; throne; residence |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | stolos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stoh₂los | frame, rack, stand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |