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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/déḱm̥

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

Has been suggested to contain an element *ḱm̥t, possibly from *ḱomt (“hand”) (see Proto-Germanic *handuz), in which case *de-ḱm̥t could mean originally "two hands".

Numeral
cardinal number
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*déḱm̥ (uninflected, probably)

(collective form: *déḱm̥t, ordinal: *déḱm̥tos, *deḱm̥Hós)
  1. ten

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Albanian: *detsa < *déḱm̥t
  • Armenian:
  • Balto-Slavic: *dešimtis < *déḱm̥t
    • Lithuanian: dešimt
    • Latvian: desmit
    • Old Prussian: desīmtan
    • Slavic: *desętь (see there for further descendants)
  • Celtic: *dekam (see there for further descendants)
  • Germanic: *tehun (see there for further descendants) < *déḱm̥t
  • Hellenic: *dékə
  • Indo-Iranian: *dáća < *déḱm̥ (see there for further descendants), *dáćat < *déḱm̥t, *dáćamás < *deḱm̥Hós
  • Italic: *dekem
    • Latin: decem (see there for further descendants)
  • Tocharian: *śäk
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