Where does “আড়াই” come from?

আড়াই (Bengali) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀸𑀇𑀬, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀠𑀢𑀺𑀬, from Sanskrit अर्धतृतीय, from Sanskrit अर्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

আড়াই (Bengali): two and a half; 2.5

Definitions

  1. two and a half; 2.5

Ancestry of “আড়াই”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀸𑀇𑀬—
2Ashokan Prakrit𑀅𑀠𑀢𑀺𑀬two and a half, 2.5
3Sanskritअर्धतृतीयtwo and a half
4Sanskritअर्धhalf, halved, forming a half; the half; one part...
5Proto-Indo-IranianHárdʰasdivision, half
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁érdʰ-o-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas →