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[–] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Actually in Estonian it's üheksakümmend kaks. The first being a compound word of nine(üheksa) and ten(kümme) while kaks is just two. So it would be 9+10+2.

[–] FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't that be more like "nine 10s plus two"?

[–] bedo6776@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Yes, it seems like 9×10+2

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