Where does “ষোল্ল” come from?

ষোল্ল (Assamese) comes from Early Assamese ষোল, from Sanskrit षोडश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swáẓḍaśa, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dáśa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daća, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

ষোল্ল (Assamese): sixteen

Definitions

  1. sixteen

Ancestry of “ষোল্ল”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Early Assameseষোল—
2Sanskritषोडशsixteen
3Proto-Indo-Aryanswáẓḍaśasixteen
4Proto-Indo-Aryandáśaten
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandaćaten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daća →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dáśa →