Where does “sedamnaest” come from?

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

sedamnaest (Serbo-Croatian): seventeen

Definitions

  1. seventeen

Ancestry of “sedamnaest”, step by step

sedamnaest 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 sȅdam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansȅdamseven
2Proto-Slavicsedmьseven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

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