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minus-squareIWantToFuckSpez@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up25·10 months agoNinety also means 9*10 since -Ty has its roots in the old Gothic word tigjus which means tens/decades https://www.etymonline.com/word/-ty That Japanese is also 9*10 is not really surprising since counting in most languages is in base-10
minus-squarehessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoSame with the German ‘zig’ which is also mentioned in your linked page. It’s also used elsewhere e.g. “zigfach” meaning many times.
Ninety also means 9*10 since -Ty has its roots in the old Gothic word tigjus which means tens/decades https://www.etymonline.com/word/-ty
That Japanese is also 9*10 is not really surprising since counting in most languages is in base-10
Same with the German ‘zig’ which is also mentioned in your linked page. It’s also used elsewhere e.g. “zigfach” meaning many times.