French took it’s number system from Basque, which is at least more consistent since iirc in French 70 is 60+10 while the consistent logic should be 3*20+10.

Anyway, you say that twenty is far from twenty ->twen ten->second ten. 70 in Basque is hirurogeitahamar->hirur hogei ta hamar->hirugarren (third) hogei(twenty) eta(and) hamar(ten). It’s the same logic.

The only reason you say it’s bonkers is because you don’t understand. Different = wrong. Lmao.

Also, don’t fucking say that french is my language, I’m Basque Spaniard.