Where does “педесет” come from?

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

педесет (Serbo-Croatian): fifty

Definitions

  1. fifty

Ancestry of “педесет”, step by step

педесет traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian де̏сет

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianде̏сетten
2Proto-Slavicdesętьten
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*déśimtten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

via Serbo-Croatian пе̑т

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпе̑тfive
2Proto-Slavicpętьfive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “педесет”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déśimt →Every word from Proto-Slavic desętь →
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