Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/néwin

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This Proto-Balto-Slavic 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-Balto-Slavic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. East Baltic and Slavic forms shows *d- replacing *n-, probably caused by association with *déśimt.

Numeral

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*néwin

Proto-Balto-Slavic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *néwin
  1. nine

Inflection

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This numeral needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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  • East Baltic:
    • Latgalian: deveni
    • Latvian: deviņi
    • Lithuanian: devynì
  • West Baltic:
  • Proto-Slavic: *dȅvętь (see there for further descendants)

References

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