Where does “десятка” come from?

десятка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian десять, from Proto-Slavic desętь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déśimt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

десятка (Ukrainian): ten numeral

Definitions

  1. ten numeral

Ancestry of “десятка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianдесятьten
2Proto-Slavicdesętьten
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*déśimtten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déśimt →Every word from Proto-Slavic desętь →