десять (Ukrainian)
Where does "десять" come from?
The Ukrainian word for ten, десять, traces its ancient roots back to the Proto-Indo-European term *déḱm̥t. It evolved through Proto-Balto-Slavic *déśimt and Proto-Slavic *desętь before settling into its modern form. This linguistic journey highlights a deep connection shared with cognates across the Slavic and Baltic language families, including Belarusian.
Full etymology tree
- десять (Ukrainian), 'ten (10)'
- inherited *desętь (Proto-Slavic), 'ten'
- inherited *déśimt (Proto-Balto-Slavic), 'ten'
- inherited *déḱm̥t (Proto-Indo-European)
- inherited *déśimt (Proto-Balto-Slavic), 'ten'
- inherited *desętь (Proto-Slavic), 'ten'
Ancestors
- *desętь (Proto-Slavic)
- *déśimt (Proto-Balto-Slavic)
Cognates and doublets
- дзесяць (Belarusian)
Updated July 2026
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