Where does “dekada” come from?

dekada (Tagalog) comes from Spanish década, from Latin decās, from Ancient Greek δεκάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön- — sound, voice.

dekada (Tagalog): decade

Definitions

  1. decade

Ancestry of “dekada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdécadadecade
2Latindecāsa decade (period of ten years)
3Ancient Greekδεκάςthe number ten; a group of ten, decade
4Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
5Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
6Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
7Hungarianönyou
8Hungarianön-self-
9Turkishönfront
10Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
11Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖnEvery word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ςEvery word from Hungarian ön-