Where does “ten” come from?
ten (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish تن, from Persian تن, from English ton, from English tun, from Middle English tunne, from Old English tunne, from Proto-Germanic tunnǭ, from Latin tunna — to stretch, string; to cut.
ten (Turkish): skin; body; vulva of a cow
Definitions
- skin; body; vulva of a cow
Ancestry of “ten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | تن | — |
| 2 | Persian | تن | body; person; tonne |
| 3 | English | ton | A unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000... |
| 4 | English | tun | A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the... |
| 5 | Middle English | tunne | cask; barrel |
| 6 | Old English | tunne | barrel, cask |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tunnǭ | — |
| 8 | Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |