Where does “jedanaest” come from?

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

jedanaest (Serbo-Croatian): eleven

Definitions

  1. eleven

Ancestry of “jedanaest”, step by step

jedanaest traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian dȅset

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

via Serbo-Croatian na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannato, on, onto; on, at, in; on, by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Serbo-Croatian jèdan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjèdanone (1)
2Proto-Slavic(j)edinъ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déśimt →Every word from Proto-Slavic desętь →