Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/déḱm̥
Proto-Indo-EuropeanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Unknown; possibly containing *ḱm̥t, from *ḱomt (“hand”), perhaps whence Proto-Germanic *handuz (“hand”). See also *deḱ-.
NumeralEdit
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Cardinal : *déḱm̥ Ordinal : *deḱm̥tós[1] Collective : *déḱm̥t | ||
*déḱm̥ (uninflected, probably)
Derived termsEdit
- *ḱm̥tóm (“hundred”)
DescendantsEdit
- Albanian: *detsa < (< *déḱm̥t) (see there for further descendants)
- Armenian:
- Balto-Slavic: *déśimt < (< *déḱm̥t) (see there for further descendants)
- Celtic: *dekam (see there for further descendants)
- Germanic: *tehun < (< *déḱm̥t) (see there for further descendants)
- Hellenic: *dékə (see there for further descendants)
- Indo-Iranian: *dáća (see there for further descendants)
- Italic: *dekem (see there for further descendants)
- Tocharian: *śäk (see there for further descendants)
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Fortson, Benjamin W. (2004, 2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, Oxford: Blackwell