Where does “sto” come from?

sto (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic sъto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śímta, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

sto (Upper Sorbian): hundred

Definitions

  1. hundred

Ancestry of “sto”, step by step

sto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic sъto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsъtohundred
2Proto-Balto-Slavicśímtahundred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Proto-Slavic kъto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickъtowho
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śímta →
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