Where does “desetak” come from?

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

desetak (Serbo-Croatian): around ten; a group or collection of around ten

Definitions

  1. around ten; a group or collection of around ten

Ancestry of “desetak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandȅsetten
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 →