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Where does “𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺” come from?

𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺 (Ashokan Prakrit) comes from Sanskrit विंशति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwiHśatí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwiHćati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wih₁ḱm̥t, from Proto-Indo-European dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti — two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten.

Ancestry of “𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविंशतिtwenty, a score
2Proto-Indo-AryanHwiHśatítwenty
3Proto-Indo-IranianHwiHćatitwenty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wih₁ḱm̥t—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwi(h₁)dḱm̥titwo tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten
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