Where does “десетник” come from?

десетник (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian де̏сет, from Proto-Slavic desętь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déśimt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

десетник (Serbo-Croatian): corporal; petty officer second class; decurion

Definitions

  1. corporal; petty officer second class; decurion

Ancestry of “десетник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianде̏сетten
2Proto-Slavicdesętьten
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*déśimtten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déśimt →Every word from Proto-Slavic desętь →