Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/tuHsont-
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This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Indo-European edit
Alternative reconstructions edit
- *tuh₂sont- (based on *tewh₂-)
Etymology edit
Possibly from *tewh₂- (“to swell”). According to Kroonen, the root should be reconstructed as *tuh₂sḱmto-, compounded from a prefix *tuh₂s- (from *tewh₂-) and *ḱm̥tóm (“hundred”).
Numeral edit
| < 100 | 1,000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : *tuHsont- | ||
*tuHsont-
Descendants edit
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *tū́ˀsantis (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Germanic: *þūsundī (see there for further descendants)
- >? Tocharian A: tmām (“ten thousand”)
- >? Tocharian B: tmāne (“ten thousand”)