Where does “педесетогодишњак” come from?
педесетогодишњак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian педесет, from Serbo-Croatian де̏сет, from Proto-Slavic desętь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déśimt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.
педесетогодишњак (Serbo-Croatian): a fifty-year old, quinquagenarian
Definitions
- a fifty-year old, quinquagenarian
Ancestry of “педесетогодишњак”, step by step
педесетогодишњак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian педесет
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | педесет | fifty |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | де̏сет | ten |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | desętь | ten |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *déśimt | ten |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |
via Serbo-Croatian годишњак
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | годишњак | — |