Where does “desetnik” come from?
desetnik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Czech deset, from Old Czech desět, from Proto-Slavic desętь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déśimt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.
desetnik (Serbo-Croatian): corporal; petty officer second class; decurion
Definitions
- corporal; petty officer second class; decurion
Ancestry of “desetnik”, step by step
desetnik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech deset
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | deset | ten |
| 2 | Old Czech | desět | ten |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | desętь | ten |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *déśimt | ten |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |
via Serbo-Croatian dȅset
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | dȅset | ten |