Introduction
In the coming week, it will be September 9th, 9-9! And this particular September 9th would also be my grandfather's 99th birthday.
There is also a chart of Indo-European "99"s over in the Data Visualization section.
It's been speculated that Proto-Indo-European <*h₁néwn̥>»1: "nine" could come from Proto-Indo-European <*(H)énu>: "along, after, without", with the idea of nine being "lacking (one until ten)". Though descendants of <*(H)énu> probably only mean "without" in Germanic—possibly Greek, if <áneu> is related, but there are other possibilities for that—with Indo-Iranian and Italic probably better reflecting the meaning in any PIE old enough to underly <*h₁néwn̥>: "along with" or "after". So this connection is sketchy.
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Proto-Indo-European *h₁én in
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Proto-Indo-European *énu *h₁énu *h₂ḗnu along, after, without
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Germanic *ēnu *enu *ēneu *ēnau without
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East Germanic
- Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐌿 / 𐌹𐌽𐌿𐌷 inu inuh without, except
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North Germanic *ānu
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Old Norse
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Old West Norse án / ón without
- Faroese ón
- Icelandic án without
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West Germanic *ānu
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Frankish *āna
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Middle Dutch ane without, against
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Middle Dutch ondancs despite, in spite of
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Dutch ondanks despite, in spite of
- Dutch desondanks in spite of this, nevertheless
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Old High German ano / anu / ana / ane without
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Middle High German ane / an without
- German ohne without
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Hellenic *enew *ənew *hənew
- Arcadocypriot 𐠀𐠚𐠄 a-ne-u
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Classical Greek ἄνευ áneu without
- Greek άνευ ánef without
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Indo-Iranian *ánu *ā́nu after, afterwards, along
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Indo-Aryan
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Sanskrit अनु anu after, next, then, again, according to, subordinate sound
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Sanskrit अनुस्वारः anusvāraḥ anusvara, after-sound, subordinate-sound
- English anusvara
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Sanskrit अनुगच्छति anugacchati
- Prakrit 𑀅𑀡𑀼𑀕𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 / 𑀅𑀡𑀼𑀕𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑀺 aṇugacchaï aṇugacchadi to follow
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Iranian
- Avestan 𐬀𐬥𐬎 anu after, corresponding to
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Western Iranian
- Old Persian 𐎠𐎵𐎺 anuv
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Indo-Iranian *Hānušákš following after, in due time, one by one
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Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit आनुषक् ānuṣák in order, one after another, one by one
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Iranian
- Avestan 𐬁𐬥𐬎𐬱𐬵𐬀𐬑𐬱 ānušhaxš one after another
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Italic
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Latin in- / īn- after
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Latin invenire to find, to discover, to invent, to get
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Western Romance
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Old French
- French inventer to invent
- English invent
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Latin inventarium list, inventory
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Central Romance
- Italian inventario inventory, list, review
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Western Romance
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Old French inventoire
- French inventaire inventory
- English inventory
- Spanish inventario inventory
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Latin inventor inventor, author, discoverer
- English inventor
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Latin invidēre to look askance at, to look maliciously at, to be prejudice against, to envy
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Latin invidia envy, grudge, jealousy, spite
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Central Romance
- Italian invidia
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Western Romance
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Old French enveie / envie
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Middle French
- French envie
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Middle English envie / anvie / invie
- English envy
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- Spanish envidia
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- English Nvidia
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Latin īnsequī to follow, to follow after, to come next, to go on
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Western Romance
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Old French *ensu-
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Middle French
- French ensuivre to follow, to come next, to result, to ensue
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Middle English
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Latin īnstāre to stand behind, to pursue, to be close, to stand on
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Latin īnstāns / īnstantem pursuing, pressing upon, urgent, present
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Old French instant
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Middle French
- French instant
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Middle English
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Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ nine
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Proto-Albanian *neunti-
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Albanian nëndë / nëntë nine
- Albanian nëntor November
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Anatolian *ʔnū́n
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Luwian
- Hieroglyphic Luwian 𔒴𔗬 nuwa nuwan
- Lycian 𐊏𐊒𐊏𐊗𐊀𐊗𐊀 nuntata nine
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Old Armenian ինն inn nine
- Armenian ինը inə nine
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Balto-Slavic *néwin *déwin nine [1]
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Baltic *newines *dewines nine
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East Baltic *dewine nine
- Latvian deviņi nine
- Lithuanian devyni nine
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West Baltic
- Old Prussian newīnjai nine
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Slavic *devętь nine
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East Slavic девѧть devętĭ nine
- Russian девять devjatʹ nine
- Ukrainian дев'ять devʺjatʹ nine
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South Slavic
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Old Church Slavonic ⰴⰵⰲⱔⱅⱐ / девѧть devętĭ nine
- Bulgarian девет devet nine
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Serbo-Croatian девет / devet nine
- Serbo-Croatian деведесет девет ninety-nine
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West Slavic
- Czech devět nine
- Polish dziewięć nine
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Slavic *devęsilъ nine-powers, nine-strength, a kind of medicinal plant
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East Slavic
- Russian девясил devjasil inula
- Ukrainian дев'ясил devʺjasyl inula
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South Slavic
- Bulgarian девесил devesil lovage
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West Slavic
- Czech devětsil butterbur
- Polish dziewięćsił carline thistle
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Balto-Slavic *déwin dešimtis nine-ten, ninety
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Baltic
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East Baltic
- Latvian deviņdesmit ninety
- Lithuanian devyniasdešimt ninety
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Slavic
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South Slavic
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Old Church Slavonic девѧть десѧтъ devętĭ desętŭ ninety
- Bulgarian деветдесет devetdeset ninety
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Serbo-Croatian деведесет / devedeset ninety
- Serbo-Croatian деведесет девет ninety-nine
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West Slavic
- Czech devadesát ninety
- Polish dziewięćdziesiąt ninety
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Celtic *nowan nine
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Brythonic *naw nine
- Breton nav nine
- Cornish naw nine
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Welsh naw nine
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Welsh naw deg ninety
- Welsh naw deg naw ninety-nine
- Welsh naw deg naw ninety-nine
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- Gaulish nau
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Old Irish noí nine
- Old Irish Niall Noígíallach Niall of the Nine Hostages
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Middle Irish
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Irish naoi nine
- Irish nócha naoi ninety-nine
- Manx nuy nine
- Scottish Gaelic naoi / naodh nine
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Germanic *newun *newunt nine
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East Germanic
- Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽 niun nine
- Crimean Gothic nyne nine
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North Germanic ᚾᛁᚢ niu nine
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Old Norse
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Dalecarlian
- Övdalian niu nine
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Old East Norse
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Danish ni nine
- Danish nioghalvfems ninety-nine
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Swedish nio nine
- Swedish nittonio ninety-nine
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Old West Norse níu / nío nine
- Faroese níggju nine
- Icelandic níu nine
- Old West Norse Níu Heimar
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West Germanic *neun *negun nine
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Old English nigon / nigen / niogen nine
- Old English nigon and hundnigontiġ ninety-nine
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Middle English niȝen / niwon / nyn nine
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English nine
- English ninety-nine
- Scots nine / neen / nyn nine
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Frankish *nigun nine
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Middle Dutch negen nine
- Dutch negen nine
- Afrikaans nege / neë nine
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Old High German niun nine
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Middle High German niun nine
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German neun nine
- German neunundneunzig ninety-nine
- Yiddish נײַן nayn nine
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Old Saxon nigun / nigon / nigen nine
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Middle Low German negen
- Low German negen nine
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Germanic *newun-tigiwiz nine group-of-tens, ninety
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North Germanic
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Old Norse
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Dalecarlian
- Övdalian nitti ninety
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Old East Norse
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Swedish nittio ninety
- Swedish nittonio ninety-nine
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Old West Norse níu tigir / níutigi ninety
- Icelandic níutíu ninety
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West Germanic *neun tigiwi *hund neun tigiwi ninety
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Old English hundnigontiġ / nigontiġ ninety
- Old English nigon and hundnigontiġ ninety-nine
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Middle English nigenti / nineti / nynty ninety
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English ninety
- English ninety-nine
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Frankish *niguntig *antniguntig
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Middle Dutch negentich / tnegentich ninety
- Dutch negentig / tnegentig ninety
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Old High German niunzug *huntniunzug
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Middle High German niunzec *huntniunzec *hunderniunzec
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German neunzig / hunderneunzig ninety
- German neunundneunzig ninety-nine
- Yiddish נײַנציק nayntsik ninety
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Old Saxon antniguntig
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Germanic *newuntehun nine-ten, nineteen
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North Germanic
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Old Norse
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Dalecarlian
- Övdalian nittjǫ / nittǫ nineteen
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Old East Norse
- Danish nitten nineteen
- Swedish nitton nineteen
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Old West Norse nítján nineteen
- Faroese nítjan nineteen
- Icelandic nítján nineteen
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West Germanic
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Old English nigontiene / nigontene nineteen
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Middle English neȝentene / nyntene nineteen
- English nineteen
- Scots nineteen / nyntene nineteen
- Yola neenteen nineteen
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Frankish *niguntian
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Middle Dutch neghentien
- Dutch negentien nineteen
- Afrikaans negentien / neëntien nineteen
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Old High German niunzehan
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Middle High German niunzëhen
- German neunzehn nineteen
- Yiddish נײַנצן nayntsn nineteen
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Old Saxon *niguntein
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Middle High German negentein
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Hellenic *enéwə *ennéwə nine
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Hellenic *ennéwəbowiyos worth nine cows
- Classical Greek ἐννεάβοιος enneáboios worth nine cows
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Archaic Greek *ennéwə *ennéə
- Doric Greek ἐννῆ ennê nine
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Classical Greek ἐννέα nine
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Greek εννιά / εννέα enniá ennéa nine
- Greek ενενήντα εννέα enenínta ennéa ninety-nine
- Romani enia / enǎ / enja nine
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English ennea-
- English hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon [2]
- Classical Greek ἐννῆμαρ ennêmăr for nine days
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Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa nine
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Indo-Aryan *Hnáwa
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Sanskrit नव nava nine
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Elu 𑀦𑀯 nava
- Dhivehi ނުވަ nuva nine
- Sinhala නවය / නමය nawaya namaya nine
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Magadhi 𑀦𑀯 / 𑀦𑀅 nava naa
- Assamese ন no nine
- Bengali নয় / ন noẏ no nine
- Odia ନଅ naa nine
- Rohingya 𐴕𐴡 / no nine
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Maharashtri 𑀦𑀯 nava
- Marathi नऊ nau nine
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Sauraseni 𑀦𑀯 nava
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Hindustani nau
- Hindi नौ nau nine
- Urdu نو nau no nine
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Sanskrit नवनवतिः navanavatiḥ ninety-nine
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Sauraseni
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Hindustani
- Hindi निन्यानवे / निनानवे ninyānve ninānve ninety-nine
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Iranian *Hnáwa
- Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 nauua nine
- Pashto نه / نهه në ni nëhë nine
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Scythian
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- Khotani nau no
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Sogdo-Bactrian
- Sogdian naw nawa
- Yaghnobi нав naw nine
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Western Iranian
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Northwestern Iranian
- Balochi نو no nine
- Kurdish نۆ / neh no nine
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Old Persian 𐎴𐎺 nava nine
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Middle Persian 𐫗𐫇𐫆 / 𐫗𐫇𐫇 nwẖ nww nine
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Persian نه nuh noh nine
- Persian نود و نه navad w noh ninety-nine
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Nuristani *no nine
- Ashkun nu / no nine
- Kamviri nu nine
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Indo-Iranian *Hnawatí *Hnawatíś ninety
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Indo-Aryan *Hnawatíṣ
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Sanskrit नवतिः navatiḥ ninety
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Elu
- Dhivehi ނަވައި navai ninety
- Sinhala අනූව anūwa
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- Bengali নব্বই nobboi ninety
- Rohingya nobboi ninety
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Sauraseni
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Sanskrit नवनवतिः navanavatiḥ ninety-nine
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Sauraseni
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Hindustani
- Hindi निन्यानवे / निनानवे ninyānve ninānve ninety-nine
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- Hindi नव्वे / नब्बे navve nabbe ninety
- Urdu نوے navve
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Northwestern Sauraseni
- Hindi नव्वे / नब्बे navve nabbe ninety
- Punjabi ਨੱਬੇ nabbe ninety
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- Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 nauuaiti ninety
- Pashto نوي nawi ninety
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Scythian
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- Ossetian нæуæдз næwædz ninety
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- Kurdish نەوەد / nehwed / nod / not ninety
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Old Persian
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Middle Persian nawad
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Persian نود navad ninety
- Persian نود و نه navad w noh ninety-nine
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Italic *nowən nine
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Italic *nowən-dinos of nine days, ninth day
- Latin nūndinus / nūndinae of nine days, every nine days, market-day
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Italic *nowən-mēnzris ninth month
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Latin *novem-mēmbris *nove-mēmbris ninth month
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Latin November / Novembrem November
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Latin -ber
- Latin octōber / Octōber October
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Central Romance
- Italian novembre November
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Eastern Romance
- Aromanian Nuembru November
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Western Romance
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Old French novembre November
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Middle French novembre November
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French novembre November
- Persian نوامبر novâmbr November
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Middle English Novembre
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English November
- Dhivehi ނޮވެމްބަރު novem̊baru November
- Hawaiʻian Nowemapa November
- Swahili Novemba November
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- Arabic نوفمبر nūfimbir November
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Middle High German november November
- German November November
- Yiddish נאָוועמבער november November
- Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂? naubaimbair November? semi-legible hapax
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Koine Greek Νοέμβριος Noémbrios November
- Aromanian Nuembru November
- Greek Νοέμβριος / Νοέμβρης Noémvrios Noémvris November
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Old Armenian նոյեմբեր noyember November
- Armenian նոյեմբեր noyember November
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Old Georgian ნოემბერი noemberi November
- Georgian ნოემბერი noemberi November
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Old Georgian ნოემბერი noemberi November
- Georgian ნოემბერი noemberi November
- Coptic ⲛⲟⲉⲙⲃⲣⲓⲟⲥ noembrios November
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Old Church Slavonic ноѩбрь nojębrĭ November
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East Slavic ноꙗбрь nojabrʹĭ
- Russian ноябрь nojábrʹ November
- Romanian noiembrie November
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- Umbrian 𐌍𐌖𐌅𐌉𐌌𐌄 nuvime
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Latin novem nine
- Latin nonaginta novem / novem et nonaginta ninety-nine
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Central Romance
- Dalmatian nu nine
- Italian nove nine
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Eastern Romance *nowã
- Aromanian noauã nine
- Romanian nouă nine
- Eastern Romance *nowādec- nine-tens, ninety
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Insular Romance
- Sardinian noe / noi nine
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Western Romance
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Old French nuef / neuf / nof / neof
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Middle French neuf
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French neuf
- Haitian Creole nèf nine
- French quatre-vingt-dix-neuf ninety-nine
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Old French neufyesme ninth
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Middle French
- French neuvième ninth
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- Arshian ñu nine
- Kushean ñu nine
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Proto-Indo-European *h₁newn̥ós *h₁newn̥nós *h₁newn̥éh₂ *h₁newn̥néh₂ *h₁newn̥óm *h₁newn̥nóm ninth
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Celtic *nawanos *nawametos *nowametos ninth
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Brythonic *nawβ̃ed
- Breton navet / naved ninth
- Cornish nawves / nawhes
- Welsh nawfed ninth
- Gaulish nametos
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Old Irish nómet / nómad ninth
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Middle Irish nómad ninth
- Irish naoú ninth
- Manx nuyoo
- Scottish Gaelic naoidheamh ninth
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Germanic *newundô ninth
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East Germanic
- Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 niunda ninth
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North Germanic
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Old Norse
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Old East Norse
- Danish niende ninth
- Swedish nionde ninth
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Old West Norse níundi ninth
- Faroese níggjundi
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West Germanic *neundō *nigunþō ninth
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Old English nigoþa ninth
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Middle English niȝende / nythe / nynthe ninth
- English ninth
- Scots nint ninth
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Frankish *nigundo
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Middle Dutch negende ninth
- Dutch negende ninth
- Afrikaans negende ninth
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Old High German niunto
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Middle High German niunte
- German neunte ninth
- Yiddish נײַנט naynt ninth
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Old Saxon nigunda / nigundo
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Middle Low German negende
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Italic *nowənos *nowənā *nowənom ninth
- South Picene 𐌍𐌏𐌞𐌝𐌍𐌉𐌔 noúínis
- Umbrian Nonia
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Latin nōnus / nōna / nōnum / nōnae ninth, the nones
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Central Romance
- Italian nono ninth
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Western Romance
- Spanish nono ninth
- English nones
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English non- / nona-
- English nonagon
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Latin nōna hōra / nōna the ninth hour (after sunrise), Nones
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Old English nōn Nones, the ninth hour after sunrise
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Middle English non / none / noon
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Middle English afternone afternoon
- English afternoon
- English noon
- English none / nones
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- Old English ofernōn afternoon
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Middle Irish nóin nones, midafternoon
- Irish nóin nones, afternoon, noon
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Indo-Aryan
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Sanskrit नवमः नवमी नवम् navamaḥ navamī navamam ninth
- Magadhi 𑀡𑀯𑀫 ṇavama
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Pali 𑀦𑀯𑀫 navama navamo navamī navamaṃ ninth
- Burmese နဝမ nawama ninth
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Sauraseni
- Gujarati નવમું navmũ ninth
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Hindustani
- Hindi नवां navā̃ ninth
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Iranian
- Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬊𐬨𐬀 / 𐬥𐬁𐬎𐬨𐬀 naoma nāuma ninth
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Western Iranian
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Northwestern Iranian
- Kurdish نۆیەم noyem ninth
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Old Persian 𐎴𐎺𐎶 navama ninth
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Middle Persian
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Italic *nowənsnos *nowənsnā *nowənsnom ninth
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Latin novēnus / novēna / novēnum nine each, ninefold, ninth
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Western Romance
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Proto-Indo-European *h₁newn̥tós *h₁newn̥téh₂ *h₁newn̥tóm ninth
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Celtic *nawanos *nawametos *nowametos ninth
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Brythonic *nawβ̃ed
- Breton navet / naved ninth
- Cornish nawves / nawhes
- Welsh nawfed ninth
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Old Irish nómet / nómad ninth
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Middle Irish nómad ninth
- Irish naoú ninth
- Manx nuyoo
- Scottish Gaelic naoidheamh ninth
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Germanic *newundô ninth
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East Germanic
- Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 niunda ninth
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North Germanic
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Old Norse
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Old East Norse
- Danish niende ninth
- Swedish nionde ninth
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Old West Norse níundi ninth
- Faroese níggjundi
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West Germanic *neundō *nigunþō ninth
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Old English nigoþa ninth
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Middle English niȝende / nythe / nynthe ninth
- English ninth
- Scots nint ninth
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Frankish *nigundo
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Middle Dutch negende ninth
- Dutch negende ninth
- Afrikaans negende ninth
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Old High German niunto
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Middle High German niunte
- German neunte ninth
- Yiddish נײַנט naynt ninth
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Old Saxon nigunda / nigundo
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Middle Low German negende
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Balto-Slavic *newintas *dewintas ninth [1]
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Baltic
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East Baltic
- Latvian devītais ninth
- Lithuanian devintas ninth
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West Baltic
- Old Prussian newints ninth
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Slavic *devę̃tъ ninth
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East Slavic девѧтъ devętŭ ninth
- Russian девятый devjatyj ninth
- Ukrainian дев'ятий devʺjatyj ninth
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South Slavic
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Old Church Slavonic ⰴⰵⰲⱔⱅⱏ / девѧтъ devętŭ ninth
- Bulgarian девети deveti ninth
- Serbo-Croatian девети / deveti ninth
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West Slavic
- Czech devatý ninth
- Polish dziewiąty ninth
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Hellenic
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Classical Greek ἔνατος énatos ninth
- Greek ένατος énatos ninth
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Tocharian
- Kushean ñunte ninth
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Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥dḱomt *h₁néwn̥h₁ḱm̥tom *h₁néwn̥ḱm̥tom *h₁néwn̥h₁ḱm̥th₂ *h₁néwn̥ḱm̥th₂ *h₁néwn̥ḱōmt *h₁nunēḱomth₂ *h₁néwn̥ḱōmt ninety
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Old Armenian իննսուն innsun ninety
- Armenian իննսուն innsun ninety
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Balto-Slavic *newintśimta *newinśimta ninety
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Slavic *devętnòsъto *devęnòsъto ninety
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East Slavic девѧносъто / девѧносто / девѧсто devęnosŭto devęnosto devęsto ninety
- Russian девяносто devjanosto ninety
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Ukrainian дев'яносто devʺjanosto ninety
- Ukrainian дев'яносто дев'ять devʺjanosto dévʺjatʹ ninety-nine
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West Slavic
- Old Polish dziewiętnosto ninety
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Celtic *naukontes ninety
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Old Irish nócha ninety
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Middle Irish nócha ninety
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Irish nócha ninety
- Irish nócha naoi ninety-nine
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Germanic *newunhundą *newunthundą *newuntēhundą ninety
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East Germanic
- Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 niuntēhund ninety
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West Germanic *neuntāhund
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West Germanic *neun tigiwi *hund neun tigiwi ninety
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Old English hundnigontiġ / nigontiġ ninety
- Old English nigon and hundnigontiġ ninety-nine
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Middle English nigenti / nineti / nynty ninety
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English ninety
- English ninety-nine
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Frankish *niguntig *antniguntig
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Middle Dutch negentich / tnegentich ninety
- Dutch negentig / tnegentig ninety
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Old High German niunzug *huntniunzug
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Middle High German niunzec *huntniunzec *hunderniunzec
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German neunzig / hunderneunzig ninety
- German neunundneunzig ninety-nine
- Yiddish נײַנציק nayntsik ninety
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Old Saxon antniguntig
- Middle Low German tnegentich
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- Old Saxon nigunta ninety
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Hellenic *enewnēkontə
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Classical Greek ἐνενήκοντα / ἐννήκοντα enenḗkonta ennḗkonta ninety
- English hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon [2]
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Greek ενενήντα enenínta ninety
- Greek ενενήντα εννέα enenínta ennéa ninety-nine
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- Indo-Iranian *Hnawatí ninety
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Italic *nounāgəmtā
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Latin nonaginta *novaginta ninety
- Latin nonaginta novem / novem et nonaginta ninety-nine
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Central Romance
- Italian novanta ninety
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Insular Romance
- Sardinian nonanta / noranta ninety
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Western Romance
- Catalan nonanta / noranta / novanta ninety
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Old French
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Middle French
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French nonante ninety
- French nonante-neuf ninety-nine
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- Spanish noventa ninety
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Tocharian *ñäwäkā *ñäwānkā
- Arshian nmuk
- Kushean ñumka ñuṅka
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Collected English words
nine, ninth, nineteen, ninety, ninety-nine, November, non-, nonagon, noon, afternoon, nones, none, novena, hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon, ennea-
invent, inventory, inventor, ensue, instant, envy, Nvidia, anusvara
Footnotes
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Balto-Slavic *néwin/*déwin: "nine" and *newintas/*dewintas: "ninth" come in both the expected *n forms, attested in West Baltic†, and irregular *d forms, in East Baltic and Slavic.
It is unclear exactly why it became *d; some possibilities include change by analogy to *déśimt: "ten", articulatory dissimilation from the second *n, a blending of the features of [n] and [ʔ] (the likely value of *h₁) into [d], or maybe even some sort of reverse Kortlandt effect (the Kortlandt effect usually dissimilates *d into *h₁ when followed by a dental).
† Or rather, in Old Prussian. No other West Baltic language is preserved well enough to attest these words. The Narew glossary of an apparent West Baltic language (probably Sudovian) contains the numbers one through eight, but then stops just before nine—arguably the most interesting number to record in a West Baltic language!
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hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon was coined humorously to refer to Colorado, which appears to be a rectangle on a map, but is technically defined by 697 survey points and the straight lines between them—a 697-gon.
One shouldn't take it as a serious Classical Greek construction. For example, Greek numbers using kai ("and") I believe always go from low to high, like Herodotus's ἑπτακαίδεκα καὶ ἑκατόν, "seven-and-ten and hundred" for 117.
Also it uses a mix of pure Greek and English Greek-derived morphemes: I don't think you can really say kai is a morpheme English has borrowed from Greek, but at the same time, the hecta- and ennea- are only the forms English would use here, not what Greek would use. In Classical Greek the number would be ἑπτα καὶ ἐνενήκοντα καὶ ἑξακόσιοι hepta kaì enenḗkonta kaì hexakósioi, and probably no one not playing word games would try to make a compound of it!