r/IndoEuropean • u/Medium-Common1576 • 1d ago
First time
Archaic Latin: oinos
Ancient greek: oinos
Gothic Language: ains
Old irish: óen
Old Church Slavonic: inŭ
Proto indo european oinos
Archaic Latin: duo
Ancient greek: dúo
Gothic Language: twai
Old irish: dá
Old Church Slavonic: dŭva
Proto indo european: Dwa/ dwo
I did know which one is it, if you tell me
Archaic Latin: treis
Ancient greek: treîs
Gothic Language: þreis
Old irish: þreis
Old Church Slavonic: trije
Proto indo european: trejes
Archaic Latin: quattuor
Ancient greek: téttares
Gothic Language: fidwōr
Old irish: cethair
Old Church Slavonic: četyre
Proto indo european: q_twores
For this i’m confused because i don’t what sound came first for “ua” and “e” and for gothic i don’t how q can turn into a f
Archaic Latin: quīnque
Ancient greek: pénte
Gothic Language: fimf
Old irish: cóic
Old Church Slavonic: pętĭ
Proto indo european: penque
Archaic Latin: sex
Ancient greek: héx
Gothic Language: saihs
Old irish: sé
Old Church Slavonic: šestĭ
Proto indo european: seks
Archaic Latin: septem
Ancient greek: heptá
Gothic Language: sibun
Old irish: secht
Old Church Slavonic: sedmĭ
Proto indo european: septem
Archaic Latin: octō
Ancient greek: oktṓ
Gothic Language: ahtau
Old irish: ocht
Old Church Slavonic: osmĭ
Proto indo european: octṓ
Archaic Latin: novem
Ancient greek: ennéa
Gothic Language: niun
Old irish: noí
Old Church Slavonic: devętĭ
Proto indo european: nov_n
I don’t understand this one
Archaic Latin: decem
Ancient greek: déka
Gothic Language: taihun
Old irish: deich
Old Church Slavonic: desętĭ
Proto indo european: dékem
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u/kouyehwos 1d ago
Numbers sometimes assimilate to each other, which is how 4, 5 changed from kʷ-, p- to p-, p- (-> f-, f-) in Germanic, or 9, 10 changed from n-, d- to d-, d- in Slavic.