Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/déḱm̥

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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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Unknown; possibly containing *ḱm̥t, from *ḱomt (hand), perhaps whence Proto-Germanic *handuz (hand). See also *deḱ-.

    Numeral

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    Proto-Indo-European cardinal numbers
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        Cardinal : *déḱm̥
        Ordinal : *deḱm̥tós[1]
        Collective : *déḱm̥t

    *déḱm̥ (uninflected, probably)

    1. ten

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Proto-Albanian: *detsa (< *déḱm̥t) (see there for further descendants)
    • Armenian:
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *déśimt < (< *déḱm̥t) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Celtic: *dekam (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Germanic: *tehun (< *déḱm̥t) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Hellenic: *dékə (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dáća (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Italic: *dekem (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Tocharian: *śäk[2] (see there for further descendants)

    References

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    1. ^ Fortson, Benjamin W. (2004, 2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, Oxford: Blackwell
    2. ^ Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “śak”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 674-675