Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁néwn̥dḱomt

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

Etymology

From *h₁néwn̥ (“nine”) +‎ *déḱm̥ (“ten”).

Numeral

**Proto-Indo-European cardinal numbers**
< 80	90	100 >
Cardinal : h₁néwn̥dḱomt Ordinal* : *h₁newn̥dḱm̥tós[1]

*h₁néwn̥dḱomt[2]

ninety

Descendants

Armenian:
- Old Armenian: իննսուն (innsun)
  - Armenian: իննսուն (innsun)
Hellenic:
- Ancient Greek: ἐνενήκοντα (enenḗkonta), ἐννήκοντα (ennḗkonta)
  - Greek: ενενήντα (enenínta)
Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hnawatí (see there for further descendants)
Italic:
- Latin: nōnāgintā (see there for further descendants)
*h₁néwn̥(d)ḱm̥t-om
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *newin(t)śimta
  - ⇒ Proto-Slavic: *devę(t)nòsъto (see there for further descendants)
Tocharian:
- Tocharian A: nmuk
- Tocharian B: ñuṅka

References

Fortson, Benjamin W. (2004, 2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, Oxford: Blackwell
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2011) Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An Introduction, revised and corrected by Michiel de Vaan, 2nd edition, Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 238

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[Fortson_p132-1] Fortson, Benjamin W. (2004, 2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, Oxford: Blackwell

[2] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2011) Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An Introduction, revised and corrected by Michiel de Vaan, 2nd edition, Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 238