Where does “𐨦𐨡𐨩” come from?

𐨦𐨡𐨩 (Ashokan Prakrit) comes from Sanskrit द्वादश, from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

𐨦𐨡𐨩 (Ashokan Prakrit): twelve

Definitions

  1. twelve

Ancestry of “𐨦𐨡𐨩”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritद्वादशtwelve
2Sanskritदशten
3Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →