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Where does “deviaty” come from?

deviaty (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic devętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dewin(t)as, from Proto-Balto-Slavic newin(t)as, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

deviaty (Slovak): ninth

Definitions

  1. ninth

Ancestry of “deviaty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdevętъninth
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdewin(t)as—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnewin(t)as—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
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